Alah אָלָה
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| אָלָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | alah |
| Strong's number | H421 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to wail |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Alah (Hebrew אָלָה, Strong's H421) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to wail”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) to lament, wail
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lament (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | wail (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Alah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Joel
- Joel 1:8Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.
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).