Bahal בָּהַל
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| בָּהַל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | bahal |
| Strong's number | H926 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to dismay |
| Occurrences | 39 in 39 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (10) |
Bahal (Hebrew בָּהַל, Strong's H926) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to dismay”. It occurs 39 times in 39 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to disturb, alarm, terrify, hurry, be disturbed, be anxious, be afraid, be hurried, be nervous
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be disturbed, dismayed, terrified, anxious
1a2) to be in haste, be hasty
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to make haste, act hastily, be hurried, be hastened
1b2) to dismay, terrify
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to hasten
1c2) hastened, hastily gained (part.)
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to hasten, hurry, make haste
1d2) to dismay, terrify
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to be disturbed, dismayed, terrified, anxious
1a2) to be in haste, be hasty
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to make haste, act hastily, be hurried, be hastened
1b2) to dismay, terrify
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to hasten
1c2) hastened, hastily gained (part.)
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to hasten, hurry, make haste
1d2) to dismay, terrify
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | troubled (13), afraid (3), vexed (3), amazed (2), trouble (2), troubleth (2), hasty (2), out (1), haste (1), speedily (1), hasted (1), hastened (1), and 7 other renderings |
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| BSB | terror (3), terrify them (2), dismayed (2), terrified (2), they were terrified (1), will be dismayed (1), were terrified (1), distraught he was (1), was dismayed (1), they rushed him (1), hurry (1), he quickly (1), and 20 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Bahal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 45:3And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.
Exodus
- Exodus 15:15Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
Judges
- Judges 20:41And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them.Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 28:21And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.When the woman came to Saul and saw how distraught he was, she said to him, “Look, your maidservant has obeyed your voice. I took my life in my hands and did as you told me.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 4:1And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 26:20And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the Lord had smitten him.When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.
- 2 Chronicles 32:18Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.
- 2 Chronicles 35:21But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty. God told me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
Ezra
- Ezra 4:4Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to build.
Esther
- Esther 2:9And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.
- Esther 6:14And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.While they were still speaking with Haman, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed him to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
- Esther 8:14So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
Job
- Job 4:5But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.But now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.
- Job 21:6Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.
- Job 22:10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;
- Job 23:15Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
- Job 23:16For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
Psalms
- Psalm 2:5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:
- Psalm 6:2Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.
- Psalm 6:3My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?
- Psalm 6:10Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
- Psalm 30:7LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
- Psalm 48:5They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
- Psalm 83:15So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
- Psalm 83:17Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
- Psalm 90:7For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.
- Psalm 104:29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 20:21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
- Proverbs 28:22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 5:2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
- Ecclesiastes 8:3Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 13:8And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
- Isaiah 21:3Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 51:32And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.The fords have been seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.”
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 7:27The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and I will judge them by their own standards. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
- Ezekiel 26:18Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’
Daniel
- Daniel 11:44But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.But news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will go out with great fury to destroy many and devote them to destruction.
Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
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).