What does בֶּהָלָה (behālāh) mean in the Bible?
בֶּהָלָה (behālāh): Sudden overwhelming panic or dismay that seizes a person, often divinely sent as judgment or chaos
Hebrew · H928
בֶּהָלָה
Panic , destruction
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בֶּהָלָה H928
Pronunciation behālāh
What does בֶּהָלָה (behālāh) mean in the Bible?
בֶּהָלָה (behālāh): Sudden overwhelming panic or dismay that seizes a person, often divinely sent as judgment or chaos
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H928?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and dismay (1), doomed to disaster (1), in sudden terror (1), sudden terror (1).
Where does בֶּהָלָה (behālāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 26:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Leviticus (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and dismay 1× Jeremiah 15:8
doomed to disaster 1× Isaiah 65:23
in sudden terror 1× Psalms 78:33
sudden terror 1× Leviticus 26:16
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 26:16 בֶּֽהָלָה֙ to sudden terror Noun - feminine singular Psalms 78:33 בַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃ to in sudden terror Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 65:23 לַבֶּהָלָ֑ה to doomed to disaster Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 15:8 וּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃ to and dismay Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 26:16
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Leviticus 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
בַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃ 1x bab·be·hā·lāh Psalms 78:33
בֶּֽהָלָה֙ 1x be·hā·lāh Leviticus 26:16
וּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃ 1x ū·ḇe·hā·lō·wṯ Jeremiah 15:8
לַבֶּהָלָ֑ה 1x lab·be·hā·lāh Isaiah 65:23
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 1x Jeremiah 15:8
Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 26:16
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 78:33
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 65:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Sudden overwhelming panic or dismay that seizes a person, often divinely sent as judgment or chaos
Source Gloss
panic , destruction
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Sudden overwhelming panic or dismay that seizes a person, often divinely sent as judgment or chaos
panic, destruction BDB: dismay Usage: terror, trouble.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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