יָשִׂ֨ישׂ

𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤔

sûws

he will rejoice

To exult, rejoice, or feel intense joy; expresses a strong, often public emotion of gladness or jubilation, whether in everyday, cultic, or poetic contexts. The verb regularly connotes exuberant, heightened, or triumphant joy that is sometimes visually or physically expressed.

nsansa "gladness, happiness, bright with happiness" (Bemba) · sasa "over joy" (Zulu)

H7797

Zephaniah 3:17 · Word #6

Lexicon H7797

Lemmaשׂוּשׂ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤅𐤔
Transliterationsûws
Strong'sH7797
DefinitionTo exult, rejoice, or feel intense joy; expresses a strong, often public emotion of gladness or jubilation, whether in everyday, cultic, or poetic contexts. The verb regularly connotes exuberant, heightened, or triumphant joy that is sometimes visually or physically expressed.

Morphology HVqi3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phrasehe will rejoice

SIBI-P1 Translation H7797-15

he exults

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, imperfect conjugation, 3rd person masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal imperfect 3ms denotes simple active action by a masculine singular subject. "He exults" preserves the root sense of active, exuberant, often public joy rather than a mild internal gladness.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

he will exult

Same as P1Yes
RationaleKept P1 'he exults' as it accurately conveys the root meaning and fits contextually for God's action.

Bantu Hebrew

יָשִׂ֨ישׂ (sûws) — To exult, rejoice, or feel intense joy; expresses a strong, often public emotion of gladness or jubilation, whether in everyday, cultic, or poetic contexts. The verb regularly connotes exuberant, heightened, or triumphant joy that is sometimes visually or physically expressed.

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Word Meaning Language
nsansa gladness, happiness, bright with happiness Bemba
sasa over joy Zulu