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Isaiah 13:6

“Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יָלַלyâlal · yaw-lal'
H3213 · Hebrew
Definition
to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
(make to) howl, be howling.
Grammar
  • הֵילִ֕ילוּ — verb Hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural
Code HVhv2mp
Usage
Occurs 31 times in the Hebrew Bible.Isaiah 14:31Isaiah 15:2Isaiah 15:3Isaiah 16:7Isaiah 16:7

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָלַל here.

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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.