Hebrew · H376, H1984 · unreviewed

אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל

A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · 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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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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הָלַל H1984 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
Pronunciation hālal
To shine or make clear moves from audible boasting to celebratory praise; foundational to Hebrew worship language.
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What does אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל (ish mithallel) mean in the Bible?

אִישׁ · הָלַל is a Hebrew word meaning "a man boasting, one who praises himself, one who brags".

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Meaning

a man boasting, one who praises himself, one who brags
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 89 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperative 38 Imperfect 37 Participle passive 4 Participle 3 Perfect 3 Imperfective 2 Cohortative 2
Stem
Piel 56 Hithpael 20 Pual 5 Hiphil 3 Qal 2 Poal 1 Poel 1 Hithpolel 1
Mood
Imperative 38 Indicative/jussive 24 Jussive 10 Indicative 3 Indicative/cohortative 3
OT Occurrences
2 Sam 22:4 Pual · Participle passive 1 Kgs 20:11 Hithpael · Imperfect · Jussive 1 Chr 16:10 Hithpael · Imperative · Imperative 1 Chr 23:5 Piel · Participle Job 12:17 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 31:26 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 41:10 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 5:6 Qal · Participle Ps 10:3 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Ps 18:4 Pual · Participle passive Ps 22:27 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 34:3 Hithpael · Imperfect · Jussive Ps 44:9 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Ps 49:7 Hithpael · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 52:3 Hithpael · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 56:5 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Ps 56:11 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Ps 56:11 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Ps 63:6 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 63:12 Hithpael · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 69:31 Piel · Cohortative Ps 74:21 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 75:5 Qal · Imperfect · Jussive Ps 78:63 Pual · Perfect · Indicative Ps 102:19 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 104:35 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Ps 105:3 Hithpael · Imperative · Imperative Ps 105:45 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Ps 106:1 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Ps 106:48 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Ps 111:1 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Ps 112:1 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Ps 113:1 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Ps 113:1 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Ps 113:1 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Ps 113:3 Pual · Participle passive Ps 113:9 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Ps 115:17 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 115:18 Piel · Imperative · Imperative Ps 116:19 Piel · Imperative · Imperative +49 more 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.).

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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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