Strong H1984H1984Iהָלַל
to boast: rave madly
One of the 5 senses of Strong H1984
- Transliteration
- hâlal
- Pronunciation
- haw-lal'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
: rave_madly
1) to praise, boast, be boastful
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be boastful
1a2) boastful ones, boasters (participle)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to praise
1b2) to boast, make a boast
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be praised, be made praiseworthy, be commended, be worthy of praise
1d) (Hithpael) to boast, glory, make one's boast
1) to praise, boast, be boastful
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be boastful
1a2) boastful ones, boasters (participle)
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to praise
1b2) to boast, make a boast
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be praised, be made praiseworthy, be commended, be worthy of praise
1d) (Hithpael) to boast, glory, make one's boast
General definition
A primitive root; to be clear (originally of {sound} but usually of color); to shine; hence to make a show; to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively to celebrate; also to stultify: - (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.
In the Bible
Strong H1984I appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- mad3
- rage2
First verses
- Psalms 102:8Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
- Ecclesiastes 2:2I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
- Ecclesiastes 7:7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
- Jeremiah 46:9Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
- Nahum 2:4The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.