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הָלַל

ha.lalto shineHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb165 occurrences19 books140 verses

Definition

a primitive root; 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
Traditional 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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders הָלַל:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

165 total
  1. Psalm 147:12הַֽלְלִ֖י · praise
    Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
  2. Psalm 147:20הַֽלְלוּ־ · Hallelujah
    He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
  3. Psalm 148:1הַ֥לְלוּ · Hallelujah; הַֽלְל֣וּ · Praise; הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ · praise Him
    Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.
  4. Psalm 148:2הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ · Praise Him; הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ · praise Him
    Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
  5. Psalm 148:3הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ · Praise Him; הַ֝לְל֗וּהוּ · praise Him
    Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
  6. Psalm 148:4הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ · Praise Him
    Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies.
  7. Psalm 148:5יְֽ֭הַֽלְלוּ · Let them praise
    Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
  8. Psalm 148:7הַֽלְל֣וּ · Praise
    Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,
  9. Psalm 148:13יְהַלְל֤וּ׀ · Let them praise
    Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
  10. Psalm 148:14הַֽלְלוּ־ · Hallelujah
    He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!
  11. Psalm 149:1הַ֥לְלוּ · Hallelujah
    Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly.
  12. Psalm 149:3יְהַֽלְל֣וּ · Let them praise
    Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
  13. Psalm 149:9הַֽלְלוּ־ · Hallelujah
    …to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!
  14. Psalm 150:1הַ֥לְלוּ · Hallelujah; הַֽלְלוּ־ · Praise; הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ · Praise Him
    Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens.
  15. Psalm 150:2הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ · Praise Him; הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ · praise Him
    Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness.
  16. Psalm 150:3הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ · Praise Him; הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ · praise Him
    Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.
  17. Psalm 150:4הַֽ֭לְלוּהוּ · Praise Him; הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ · praise Him
    Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.
  18. Psalm 150:5הַֽלְל֥וּהוּ · Praise Him; הַֽ֝לְל֗וּהוּ · praise Him
    Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals.
  19. Psalm 150:6תְּהַלֵּ֥ל · praise; הַֽלְלוּ־ · Hallelujah
    Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!
  20. Proverbs 12:8יְהֻלַּל־ · is praised
    A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
  21. Proverbs 20:14יִתְהַלָּֽל׃ · he gloats
    “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
  22. Proverbs 25:14מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל · who boasts
    Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.
  23. Proverbs 27:1תִּ֭תְהַלֵּל · boast
    Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
  24. Proverbs 27:2יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ · praise you
    Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
  25. Proverbs 28:4יְהַֽלְל֣וּ · praise
    Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
  26. Proverbs 31:28וַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃ · praises her as well
    Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
  27. Proverbs 31:30תִתְהַלָּֽל׃ · is to be praised
    Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
  28. Proverbs 31:31וִֽיהַלְל֖וּהָ · praise her
    Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.
  29. Ecclesiastes 2:2מְהוֹלָ֑ל · It is folly
    I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
  30. Ecclesiastes 7:7יְהוֹלֵ֣ל · into a fool
    Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
  31. Song of Solomon 6:9וַֽיְהַלְלֽוּהָ׃ס · sing her praises
    …but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.
  32. Isaiah 13:10יָהֵ֖לּוּ · give
    For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
  33. Isaiah 38:18יְהַלְלֶ֑ךָּ · cannot praise You
    For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
  34. Isaiah 41:16תִּתְהַלָּֽל׃פ · you will glory
    You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
  35. Isaiah 44:25יְהוֹלֵ֑ל · and makes fools of
    …who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
  36. Isaiah 45:25וְיִֽתְהַלְל֖וּ · and will exult
    In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.
  37. Isaiah 62:9וְהִֽלְל֖וּ · and praise
    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.”
  38. Isaiah 64:11הִֽלְל֙וּךָ֙ · praised You
    Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.
  39. Jeremiah 4:2יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ס · they will glory
    …and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”