מַהֲלַלְאֵל
Mahălalʼêl · mah-hal-al-ale'
Mahalalel, the name of an antediluvian patriarch and of an Israelite
Lexicon
Derivation: from H4110 (מַהֲלָל) and H410 (אֵל); praise of God;
Mahalalel, the name of an antediluvian patriarch and of an Israelite
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Mahalaleel.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- 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
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- 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)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to reveal, behold › authority, the one who leads › authority, the one who leads › strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to reveal, behold of authority, the one who leads of authority, the one who leads of strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַהֲלַלְאֵל 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
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- mahalaleel3 · 43%
- and mahalaleel2 · 29%
- of mahalaleel2 · 29%
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.