What does הָלַל · καυχάομαι mean in the Bible?
הָלַל · καυχάομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to praise or boast".
Hebrew · H1984, G2744
הָלַל
To be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine ; hence, to make a show , to boast ; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish ; to rave ; causatively, to celebrate ; also to stultify · to vaunt (in a good or a bad sense)
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הָלַלH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine ; hence, to make a show , to boast ; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish ; to rave ; causatively, to celebrate ; also to stultify
Pronunciationhālal
To shine or make clear moves from audible boasting to celebratory praise; foundational to Hebrew worship language.
Open lexicon entry →καυχάομαιG2744to vaunt (in a good or a bad sense)
Pronunciationkaucháomai
To boast or glory; in NT primarily means righteous exultation in God or Christ, not human pride.
Open lexicon entry →What does הָלַל (halal) mean in the Bible?
הָלַל · καυχάομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to praise or boast".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1984, G2744?
H1984, G2744 is connected to 165 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to praise or boast
Source Gloss
to praise or boast
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups8Aligned forms89
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action56×
Sequential imperfectJer 20:13 · Jer 31:7 · Ps 104:35 · Ps 105:45 · Ps 106:1 · Ps 106:48 · Ps 111:1 · Ps 112:1 · Ps 113:1 · Ps 113:9 · Ps 115:18 · Ps 116:19 · Ps 117:1 · Ps 117:2 · Ps 135:1 · Ps 135:336×
ImperfectIsa 44:25 · Job 12:17 · Ps 63:6 · Ps 102:19 · Prov 28:4 · Ps 22:27 · Ps 74:21 · Ps 115:17 · Ps 56:5 · Ps 56:11 · Ps 150:612×
JussivePs 148:5 · Ps 148:13 · Ps 149:33×
CohortativePs 69:31 · Ps 146:22×
PerfectPs 10:3 · Ps 44:92×
Participle active1Chr 23:51×
Hithpaelreflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others20×
ImperfectJer 4:2 · Jer 50:38 · Jer 51:7 · Ps 49:7 · Jer 9:23 · Prov 20:14 · Ps 63:12 · Isa 41:16 · Ps 52:3 · Jer 49:4 · Prov 31:3011×
Jussive1Kgs 20:11 · Jer 9:22 · Prov 27:1 · Ps 34:36×
Sequential imperfect1Chr 16:10 · Ps 105:32×
Participle activeProv 25:141×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject5×
Participle passive2Sam 22:4 · Ps 18:4 · Ps 113:33×
ImperfectProv 12:81×
PerfectPs 78:631×
Poal1×
Participle passiveEccl 2:21×
Poel1×
ImperfectEccl 7:71×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action3×
ImperfectIsa 13:10 · Job 31:26 · Job 41:103×
Hithpolel1×
ImperfectNah 2:51×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
Participle activePs 5:61×
JussivePs 75:51×
Word Origins
הָלַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.