Strong H8511תָּלָא

to hang

Transliteration
tâlâ'
Pronunciation
taw-law'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to suspend; figuratively (through hesitation) to be uncertain; by implication (of mental dependence) to habituate: - be {bent} hang (in doubt).

Detailed definition

(Qal) to hang, hang to, cling to

In the Bible

Strong H8511 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hang2
  • bent1

First verses

  1. Deuteronomy 28:66
    And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:
  2. 2 Samuel 21:12
    And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh–gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth–shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:
  3. Hosea 11:7
    And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
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