Hebrew word study

הָלַלhâlal — to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color)

Pronounced “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

Translated in the King James as: (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.

Appears 163 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 1×

Genesis 12:15

Judges — 1×

Judges 16:24

1 Samuel — 1×

1 Sam 21:13

2 Samuel — 2×

2 Sam 14:25 2 Sam 22:4

1 Kings — 1×

1 Ki 20:11

1 Chronicles — 9×

1 Chr 16:4 1 Chr 16:10 1 Chr 16:25 1 Chr 16:36 1 Chr 23:5 1 Chr 23:30 1 Chr 25:3 1 Chr 29:13+ 1 more in 1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles — 12×

2 Chr 5:13 2 Chr 7:6 2 Chr 8:14 2 Chr 20:19 2 Chr 20:21 2 Chr 23:12 2 Chr 23:13 2 Chr 29:30 2 Chr 30:21 2 Chr 31:2+ 2 more in 2 Chronicles

Ezra — 3×

Ezra 3:10 Ezra 3:11+ 1 more in Ezra

Nehemiah — 2×

Nehemiah 5:13 Nehemiah 12:24

Job — 4×

Job 12:17 Job 29:3 Job 31:26 Job 41:18

Psalms — 94×

Psalms 5:5 Psalms 10:3 Psalms 18:3 Psalms 22:22 Psalms 22:23 Psalms 22:26 Psalms 34:2 Psalms 35:18 Psalms 44:8 Psalms 48:1 Psalms 49:6 Psalms 52:1 Psalms 56:4 Psalms 56:10 Psalms 63:5 Psalms 63:11 Psalms 64:10 Psalms 69:30 Psalms 69:34 Psalms 73:3 Psalms 74:21 Psalms 75:4 Psalms 78:63 Psalms 84:4 Psalms 96:4+ 69 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 9×

Proverbs 12:8 Proverbs 20:14 Proverbs 25:14 Proverbs 27:1 Proverbs 27:2 Proverbs 28:4 Proverbs 31:28 Proverbs 31:30 Proverbs 31:31

Ecclesiastes — 2×

Eccles 2:2 Eccles 7:7

Song of Solomon — 1×

Song 6:9

Isaiah — 7×

Isaiah 13:10 Isaiah 38:18 Isaiah 41:16 Isaiah 44:25 Isaiah 45:25 Isaiah 62:9 Isaiah 64:11

Jeremiah — 11×

Jeremiah 4:2 Jeremiah 9:23 Jeremiah 9:24 Jeremiah 20:13 Jeremiah 25:16 Jeremiah 31:7 Jeremiah 46:9 Jeremiah 49:4 Jeremiah 50:38 Jeremiah 51:7+ 1 more in Jeremiah

Ezekiel — 1×

Ezekiel 26:17

Joel — 1×

Joel 2:26

Nahum — 1×

Nahum 2:4

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