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הָלַל H1984

H1984 is the Hebrew word הָלַל, transliterated hâlal and said haw-lal'. The King James Version most often renders it praise.

Word: הָלַלTransliteration: hâlalSaid: haw-lal'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 128 verses

What it means

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.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 131 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

praise 85×praised 14×glory 6×mad 6×boast 4×praising 3×man glory 3×commended 2×worthy to be praised 2×sing praise 2×shined 2×foolish 2×

Strong's own list of 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.

Verses using הָלַל

The first 40 of 128 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 12:15 · KJV

The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

Judges 16:24 · KJV

And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.

1 Samuel 21:13 · KJV

And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.

2 Samuel 14:25 · KJV

But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

2 Samuel 22:4 · KJV

I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

1 Kings 20:11 · KJV

And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.

1 Chronicles 16:4 · KJV

And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

1 Chronicles 16:10 · KJV

Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

1 Chronicles 16:25 · KJV

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.

1 Chronicles 16:36 · KJV

Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.

1 Chronicles 23:5 · KJV

Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

1 Chronicles 23:30 · KJV

And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;

1 Chronicles 25:3 · KJV

Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.

1 Chronicles 29:13 · KJV

Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

2 Chronicles 5:13 · KJV

It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;

2 Chronicles 7:6 · KJV

And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

2 Chronicles 8:14 · KJV

And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

2 Chronicles 20:19 · KJV

And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high.

2 Chronicles 20:21 · KJV

And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.

2 Chronicles 23:12 · KJV

Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD:

2 Chronicles 23:13 · KJV

And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.

2 Chronicles 29:30 · KJV

Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

2 Chronicles 30:21 · KJV

And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.

2 Chronicles 31:2 · KJV

And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.

Ezra 3:10 · KJV

And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

Ezra 3:11 · KJV

And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.

Nehemiah 5:13 · KJV

Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.

Nehemiah 12:24 · KJV

And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.

Job 29:3 · KJV

When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

Job 31:26 · KJV

If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

Job 41:18 · KJV

By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

Psalm 5:5 · KJV

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

Psalm 10:3 · KJV

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

Psalm 18:3 · KJV

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

Psalm 22:23 · KJV

Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

Psalm 22:26 · KJV

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

Psalm 34:2 · KJV

My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

Psalm 35:18 · KJV

I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

Psalm 44:8 · KJV

In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

Psalm 48:1 · KJV

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1984 mean?

H1984 is the Hebrew word הָלַל (hâlal), meaning 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.

How is H1984 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it praise (85 times), praised (14 times), glory (6 times), mad (6 times), boast (4 times), among others.

How many times does H1984 appear in the Bible?

הָלַל (hâlal) is tagged in 128 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1984 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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