Zalal זָלַל
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| זָלַל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | zalal |
| Strong's number | H2151 (H2151B, H2151A) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be vile |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (3) |
Zalal (Hebrew זָלַל, Strong's H2151) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be vile”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H2151B: be vile
1) to be worthless, be vile, be insignificant, be light
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be worthless, be insignificant
1a2) to make light of, squander, be lavish with
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be worthless, be insignificant
1a2) to make light of, squander, be lavish with
H2151A: to shake
1) (Qal) to shake, tremble, quake
1a) (Niphal) to shake, quake
1a) (Niphal) to shake, quake
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | glutton (2), down (2), vile (2), eaters (1), riotous (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | he is a glutton (1), gorge (1), glutton (1), gluttons (1), would quake (1), trembled (1), instead of worthless (1), despised (1) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Zalal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 21:20And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
Proverbs
- Proverbs 23:20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
- Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
- Proverbs 28:7Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 64:1Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,
- Isaiah 64:3When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 15:19Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.
Lamentations
- Lamentations 1:11All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O Lord, and consider; for I am become vile.All her people groan as they search for bread. They have traded their treasures for food to keep themselves alive. Look, O LORD, and consider, for I have become despised.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).