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בָּהַל H926

H926 is the Hebrew word בָּהַל, transliterated bâhal and said baw-hal'. The King James Version most often renders it troubled.

Word: בָּהַלTransliteration: bâhalSaid: baw-hal'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 32 verses

What it means

to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 25 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

troubled 9×amazed 2×trouble 2×afraid 2×vexed 2×hasty 2×thrust him out 1×make haste 1×speedily 1×hasted 1×being hastened 1×therefore am i troubled 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: be (make) affrighted (afraid, amazed, dismayed, rash), (be, get, make) haste(-n, -y, -ily), (give) speedy(-ily), thrust out, trouble, vex.

Verses using בָּהַל

All 32 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 45:3 · KJV

And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

Exodus 15:15 · KJV

Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

Judges 20:41 · KJV

And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them.

1 Samuel 28:21 · KJV

And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.

2 Samuel 4:1 · KJV

And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

2 Chronicles 26:20 · KJV

And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him.

2 Chronicles 32:18 · KJV

Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

2 Chronicles 35:21 · KJV

But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

Ezra 4:4 · KJV

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

Esther 2:9 · KJV

And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.

Esther 6:14 · KJV

And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.

Esther 8:14 · KJV

So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.

Job 21:6 · KJV

Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.

Job 23:15 · KJV

Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.

Psalm 2:5 · KJV

Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

Psalm 6:3 · KJV

My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?

Psalm 6:10 · KJV

Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.

Psalm 48:5 · KJV

They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.

Psalm 83:15 · KJV

So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

Psalm 83:17 · KJV

Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:

Psalm 104:29 · KJV

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

Proverbs 20:21 · KJV

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Proverbs 28:22 · KJV

He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Ecclesiastes 5:2 · KJV

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 · KJV

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Ecclesiastes 8:3 · KJV

Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

Isaiah 13:8 · KJV

And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.

Isaiah 21:3 · KJV

Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

Ezekiel 7:27 · KJV

The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 26:18 · KJV

Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.

Daniel 11:44 · KJV

But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.

Zephaniah 1:18 · KJV

Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

Common questions

What does Strong's H926 mean?

H926 is the Hebrew word בָּהַל (bâhal), meaning to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously.

How is H926 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it troubled (9 times), amazed (2 times), trouble (2 times), afraid (2 times), vexed (2 times), among others.

How many times does H926 appear in the Bible?

בָּהַל (bâhal) is tagged in 32 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H926 come from?

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

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