Original Language Studio
Job 29:3
“When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
הָלַלhâlal · haw-lal'
H1984 · Hebrew
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
- בְּ — preposition
- הִלּ֣ — verb Hiphil, infinitive construct
- וֹ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 165 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 12:15Judges 16:241 Samuel 21:142 Samuel 14:252 Samuel 22:4
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 הָלַל here.
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.