H5727 H5727
luxuriate, delight oneself (in abundance)
A Hitpael verb meaning to luxuriate or take exquisite pleasure in something, used in Nehemiah's confession to describe Israel's indulgence in God's goodness during the conquest era. The people 'ate, were filled, grew fat, and luxuriated in your great goodness.' The verb implies sensory delight and self-indulgent pleasure, here directed toward God's abundant provision.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Israel's luxuriating in divine bounty during the conquest, described in Nehemiah 9:25. After listing the good things Israel received—fortified cities, fertile land, cisterns, vineyards, olive groves—Nehemiah says, 'they ate, were satisfied, grew fat, and luxuriated in your great goodness.' The verb climaxes the sequence, picturing Israel delighting themselves in lavish abundance before the eventual rebellion. 1×
AR["فَ-تَنَعَّمُوا"]·ben["আর-আনন্দিত-হল"]·DE["[ויתעדנו]"]·EN["and-they-delighted-themselves"]·FR["[ויתעדנו]"]·heb["ו-יתעדנו"]·HI["और-आनन्दित-हुए"]·ID["dan-mereka-bersenang-senang"]·IT["[ויתעדנו]"]·jav["lan-sami-seneng"]·KO["그리하여-즐겄다"]·PT["e-deleitaram-se"]·RU["и-наслаждались"]·ES["y-se-deleitaron"]·SW["na-wakafurahia"]·TR["ve-keyif-sürdüler"]·urd["اور-لطف-اٹھایا"]
Related Senses
G2309 1. want, desire (166×)G0025 1. to love actively (133×)H0157 1. love (verb, active Qal) (129×)H8055 1. Qal: rejoice, be glad (123×)H7453 1. neighbor, fellow man (120×)G0026 1. of love (115×)H1058 1. Qal: to weep, cry (112×)H0954 1. to be ashamed, feel shame (Qal) (95×)H8057 1. joy, gladness, delight (90×)H2781 1. disgrace, shame, dishonor (68×)G2307 1. will, desire, purpose (63×)G5463 1. rejoice, be glad (63×)G0027 1. beloved (61×)H8130 1. Qal: to hate, detest (60×)G5479 1. (59×)G1680 1. (53×)H8130 2. Qal ptcp: hater, enemy (53×)H0014 1. be willing, want (51×)H0157 2. lover, friend (Qal participle substantive) (51×)H1945 1. woe (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [עָדַן] vb.denom. Hithp. luxuriate (NH Pi. delight (act.), so Syriac ܥܰܕܶܢ );—Impf. 3 mpl. וַיִּתְעַדְּנוּ בְּטוּבְךָ Ne 9:25 and they luxuriated in thy great goodness (+ וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׂבְּעוּ וַיַּשְׁמִינוּ).