Halal הָלַל

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Halal
הָלַל
Transliterationhalal
Strong's numberH1984 (H1984B, H1984H, H1984C, H1984I, H1984A)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechverb
Glossto boast: praise
Occurrences165 in 140 verses
Most frequent inPsalms (76)

Halal (Hebrew הָלַל, Strong's H1984) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to boast: praise”. It occurs 165 times in 140 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H1984B: to boast: praise

: praise
1) to praise, boast, be boastful
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be boastful
1a2) boastful ones, boasters (participle)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to praise
1b2) to boast, make a boast
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be praised, be made praiseworthy, be commended, be worthy of praise
1d) (Hithpael) to boast, glory, make one's boast

H1984H: to boast: boast

: boast
1) to praise, boast, be boastful
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be boastful
1a2) boastful ones, boasters (participle)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to praise
1b2) to boast, make a boast
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be praised, be made praiseworthy, be commended, be worthy of praise
1d) (Hithpael) to boast, glory, make one's boast

H1984C: to be foolish

1) (Poel) to make a fool of, make into a fool
1f) (Hithpoel) to act madly, act like a madman

H1984I: to boast: rave madly

: rave_madly
1) to praise, boast, be boastful
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be boastful
1a2) boastful ones, boasters (participle)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to praise
1b2) to boast, make a boast
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be praised, be made praiseworthy, be commended, be worthy of praise
1d) (Hithpael) to boast, glory, make one's boast

H1984A: to shine

1) to shine
1a) (Qal) to shine (fig. of God's favour)
1b) (Hiphil) to flash forth light

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVpraise (92), praised (19), glory (11), mad (8), boast (6), praising (4), boasteth (3), commended (2), fools (2), shined (2), foolish (2), rage (2), and 11 other renderings
BSBpraise (24), hallelujah (24), praise him (18), be praised (6), boast (6), praised (3), give praise (3), i praise (3), i will praise (3), let them praise (3), they praised (2), glory (2), and 59 other renderings

Topics

Verses

Every verse with Halal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

Judges

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

1 Kings

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Nehemiah

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Solomon

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Ezekiel

Joel

Nahum

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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