הָלַל
hâlal · haw-lal'
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
- to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color)
- to shine
- hence, to make ashow, to boast
- and thus to be (clamorously) foolish
- to rave
- causatively, to celebrate
- also, to stultify
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
Letters
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to reveal, behold › authority, the one who leads › authority, the one who leads
To reveal, behold of authority, the one who leads of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of הָלַל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
165 occurrences · 165 OT · 0 NT · 117 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- praise55 · 50%
- praised5 · 5%
- and praise4 · 4%
- will i praise4 · 4%
- to be praised4 · 4%
- let them praise3 · 3%
- and praised3 · 3%
- glory3 · 3%
- i will praise3 · 3%
- man glory3 · 3%
- to praise3 · 3%
- in praising2 · 2%
- and to praise2 · 2%
- to sing praise2 · 2%
- who is worthy to be praised2 · 2%
- mad2 · 2%
- shall praise2 · 2%
- boasteth2 · 2%
- and that should praise1 · 1%
- thee, and praise1 · 1%
- said david, to praise1 · 1%
- on his harness boast1 · 1%
- them, and feigned himself mad1 · 1%
- him, they praised1 · 1%
- her, and commended1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.