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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בֶּהָלָהH928
Pronunciationbehālāh
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 Itand dismay1×Jeremiah 15:8
doomed to disaster1×Isaiah 65:23
in sudden terror1×Psalms 78:33
sudden terror1×Leviticus 26:16
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 26:16בֶּֽהָלָה֙tosudden terrorNoun - feminine singularPsalms 78:33בַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃toin sudden terrorPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularIsaiah 65:23לַבֶּהָלָ֑הtodoomed to disasterPreposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularJeremiah 15:8וּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃toand dismayConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 26:16
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Leviticus1Psalms1Isaiah1Jeremiah1
Source forms
בַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃1xbab·be·hā·lāhPsalms 78:33
בֶּֽהָלָה֙1xbe·hā·lāhLeviticus 26:16
וּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃1xū·ḇe·hā·lō·wṯJeremiah 15:8
לַבֶּהָלָ֑ה1xlab·be·hā·lāhIsaiah 65:23
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural1xJeremiah 15:8
Noun - feminine singular1xLeviticus 26:16
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xPsalms 78:33
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 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 definitionSource: 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.