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
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What does הָלַל (hālal) mean in the Bible?
הָלַל (hālal) is a Hebrew word meaning "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 be clear (orig.
Meaning
To shine or make clear moves from audible boasting to celebratory praise; foundational to Hebrew worship language.
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 BDB: shine Usage: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 56×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 20×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 5×
Poal 1×
Poel 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 3×
Hithpolel 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Biblical Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
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Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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