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2 Samuel 22:4

“I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

הָלַלhâlal · haw-lal'
H1984 · Hebrew

Definition: 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
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV 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.
Grammar: מְהֻלָּ֖ל — verb Pual, passive participle, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HVPsmsa
Usage: Occurs 165 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 12:15 Judges 16:24 1 Samuel 21:14 2 Samuel 14:25 1 Kings 20:11

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.