International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Clap

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Clap


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An emphatic expression of joy, “They clapped their hands (nākhāh), and said, Long live (the King James Version “God save”) the king” (); “Oh clap your hands (tāḳa‛), all ye peoples” (); or exultation (ṣāphaḳ, ; māḥā), ; tāḳa‛, ); or repudiation (ṣāphaḳ, ; ).

Figurative: To denote Nature's “sympathy” with God's people. “Let the floods clap (māḥā') their hands” (); “All the trees of the field shall clap their hands” (; compare ).