Strong's Hebrew · H4448

H4448 mâlal

מָלַל

maw-lal'

say, speak, utter.

Looking for Greek G4448 pyróō? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H4448. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

mâlal appears 5 times in Scripture, in Genesis, Job, Psalms and Proverbs. 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 speak (mostly poetical) or say

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Job 33:3

“My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.”

Job 8:2

““How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.”

Psalms 106:2

“Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise?”

Proverbs 6:13

“winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.”

Genesis 21:7

“She added, “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.””

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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