Alilah עֲלִילָה

Alilah (Hebrew עֲלִילָה, Strong's H5949) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “wantonness”. It occurs 24 times in 24 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

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

Translated as

Verses

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

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 22:14
  And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”
• Deuteronomy 22:17
  And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 2:3
  Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 16:8
  Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.

Psalms

• Psalm 9:11
  Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
• Psalm 14:1
  The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
• Psalm 66:5
  Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
• Psalm 77:12
  I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.
• Psalm 78:11
  And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.
• Psalm 99:8
  Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.
• Psalm 103:7
  He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel.
• Psalm 105:1
  O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
• Psalm 141:4
  Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 12:4
  And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 14:22
  Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it.Yet, behold, some survivors will be left in it—sons and daughters who will be brought out. They will come out to you, and when you see their conduct and actions, you will be comforted regarding the disaster I have brought upon Jerusalem—all that I have brought upon it.
• Ezekiel 14:23
  And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord God.They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
• Ezekiel 20:43
  And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.There you will remember your ways and all the deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evils you have done.
• Ezekiel 20:44
  And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have wrought with you for my name’s sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord God.Then you will know, O house of Israel, that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for the sake of My name and not according to your wicked ways and corrupt acts, declares the Lord GOD.”
• Ezekiel 21:24
  Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have drawn attention to your guilt, exposing your transgressions, so that your sins are revealed in all your deeds—because you have come to remembrance—you shall be taken in hand.
• Ezekiel 24:14
  I the Lord have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God.I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
• Ezekiel 36:17
  Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.“Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity.
• Ezekiel 36:19
  And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds.

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 3:7
  I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.
• Zephaniah 3:11
  In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.

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).