What does יָלַל · ὀλολύζω mean in the Bible?
יָלַל · ὀλολύζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to howl, wail loudly".
Hebrew · H3213, G3649
Yalal
To howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one) · to wail
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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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ὀλολύζω G3649 to wail
Pronunciation ololýzō
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What does yalal (yalal) mean in the Bible?
יָלַל · ὀλολύζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to howl, wail loudly".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3213, G3649?
H3213, G3649 is connected to 31 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to howl, wail loudly
Source Gloss
to howl, wail loudly
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 25
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×
Word Origins
yalal is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain