HEBREW WORDS FOR DANCE AND WORSHIP
All the words have reference numbers from Strongs Concordance in brackets
WORDS FOR DANCE
CHIYL (2342) - to twist or whirl in a circular manner. Judges 21v21
MACHOWL (4234) - a round dance. Psalm 30v11 Jeremiah 31v4
MECHOWLAH (4246) - a dance / company of dancers. Judges 11v34 Exodus 15v20
DALAG (1801) - to leap or spring. Song of Solomon 2v8 Isaiah 35v6
CHAGAG (2287) - to move in a circle / march in a sacred procession / celebrate a festival / dance. Psalm 42v4 Zechariah 14v18
KARAR (3769) - to dance or whirl. 2 Samuel 6v14
RAQAD (7540) - to stamp / spring about / dance / jump / leap / skip. 1 Chronicles 15v29 Ecclesiastes 3v4
PAZAZ (6339) - to spring or leap. 2 Samuel 6v16
PACACH (6452) - to hop / skip over / to dance. 1 Kings 18v26
GIYL/GUWL (1523) - to spin round under the influence of emotion (usually rejoice)
1 Chronicles 16v31 Psalm 9v14
ALATS (5970) - to jump for joy / be joyful / rejoice / triumph. Proverbs 28v12
Psalm 68v3
WORDS FOR WORSHIP
SCHACAH (7812) - to worship and to bow down. Genesis 22v5 Exodus 34v8
BARAK (1288) - to kneel and to bless. 1 Chronicles 29v20 Nehemiah 8v6
HALLAL (1984) - praise and celebration (from which hallelujah is derived). 1 Chronicles 16v4 Ezra 3v11
