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bālag בָּלַג ‘be cheerful’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

bālag v
1) to gleam, smile
 1a) (Hiphil) only
  1a1) to show a smile, look pleasant
  1a2) to cause to burst

Mentioned in Amos 5:9 Psalms 39:14 Job 9:27, 10:20

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