Strong's Hebrew · H1984
H1984 hâlal
הָלַל
haw-lal'
to shine
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hâlal appears 165 times in Scripture, including Genesis 12:15 and Judges 16:24. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
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
In the King James Version
(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.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 165 times in Scripture
“And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.””
“When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD.”
“And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’””
“When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.”
“So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.”
“For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.”
“Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.”
“I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.”
“Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.”
“For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
