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יָלַל H3213
H3213 is the Hebrew word יָלַל, transliterated yâlal and said yaw-lal'. The King James Version most often renders it howl.
What it means
to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 30 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (make to) howl, be howling.
Verses using יָלַל
All 28 verses, quoted in full.
Isaiah 13:6 · KJV
Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
Isaiah 14:12 · KJV
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Isaiah 14:31 · KJV
Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
Isaiah 15:2 · KJV
He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
Isaiah 15:3 · KJV
In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.
Isaiah 16:7 · KJV
Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
Isaiah 23:1 · KJV
The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
Isaiah 23:6 · KJV
Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
Isaiah 23:14 · KJV
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
Isaiah 52:5 · KJV
Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
Isaiah 65:14 · KJV
Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
Jeremiah 4:8 · KJV
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
Jeremiah 25:34 · KJV
Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
Jeremiah 48:20 · KJV
Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
Jeremiah 48:31 · KJV
Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.
Jeremiah 48:39 · KJV
They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.
Jeremiah 49:3 · KJV
Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.
Jeremiah 51:8 · KJV
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
Ezekiel 21:12 · KJV
Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.
Ezekiel 30:2 · KJV
Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!
Hosea 7:14 · KJV
And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
Joel 1:5 · KJV
Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
Joel 1:11 · KJV
Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
Joel 1:13 · KJV
Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
Amos 8:3 · KJV
And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.
Micah 1:8 · KJV
Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.
Zephaniah 1:11 · KJV
Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
Zechariah 11:2 · KJV
Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3213 mean?
H3213 is the Hebrew word יָלַל (yâlal), meaning to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one).
How is H3213 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it howl (23 times), every one shall howl (2 times), morning (1 time), make them to howl (1 time), therefore will i howl (1 time), among others.
How many times does H3213 appear in the Bible?
יָלַל (yâlal) is tagged in 28 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3213 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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