Hebrew · H3213, G2354 · unreviewed

יָלַל

To howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one) · to bewail

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יָלַל H3213 to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)

Pronunciation yālal

Vocal expression of extreme distress: howling grief or boisterous clamor, often collective lament

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θρηνέω G2354 to bewail

Pronunciation thrēnéō

To lament with vocal expression; distinguished from silent weeping by its audible, mournful quality

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What does יָלַל (yalal) mean in the Bible?

יָלַל · θρηνέω is a Hebrew word meaning "to wail or cry out in mourning".

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Meaning

to wail or cry out in mourning

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 25×

Sequential imperfect Ezek 30:2 · Isa 13:6 · Isa 23:1 · Isa 23:6 · Isa 23:14 · Jer 25:34 · Jer 48:20 · Jer 51:8 · Joel 1:11 · Joel 1:13 · Zech 11:2 · Zeph 1:11 · Isa 14:31 · Jer 49:3 16×

Imperfect Isa 15:2 · Isa 15:3 · Isa 16:7 · Hos 7:14 · Isa 52:5 · Isa 65:14 · Jer 48:31 8×

Perfect Jer 48:39 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 25 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperative 16 Imperfect 8 Perfect 1

Stem

Hiphil 25

Mood

Imperative 16 Indicative/jussive 7 Indicative/cohortative 1 Indicative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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