BDB2101
יָהּ50
proper name [of deity] contracted from יהוה, first appears in early poems; Exod 15:2
עָזִי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ
My strength and song is Yah (cited Isa 12:2; Ps 118:14), compare the poetic extract יָד עַל כֵּס
יָהּ = hand to the throne of Yah
Exod 17:16 (
E
), the song of Hezekiah Isa 38:11 (repeated by dittography), (א)שׁ להבת יה (so read in
preference to the
ᵑ0
שַׁלְהֶבֶתְיָה) = flame of fire from Yah
Song 8:6
ביה יהוה
Isa 26:4 (
והיה sustained by
Aq
and the rhythmical movement, unless it be a mistake for שׁמו, compare Ps 68:5), יה אלהים
Ps 68:19.
Elsewhere יָהּ is used only in late Psalms, especially in the Hallels, in the phrase
הַלֲלוּיָֿהּ
praise ye Yah
Ps 104:35;
Ps 105:45;
Ps 106:1; Ps 106:48;
Ps 111:1; Ps 112:1; Ps 113:1; Ps 113:9; Ps 115:18;
Ps 116:19;
Ps 117:2; Ps 135:1; Ps 135:3; Ps 135:21;
Ps 146:1; Ps 146:10;
Ps 147:1; Ps 147:20;
Ps 148:1; Ps 148:14;
Ps 149:1; Ps 149:9; Ps 150:1; Ps 150:6,
compare also יהלל יה
Ps 102:19
יהללו יה
Ps 115:17
תהלל יה
Ps 150:6 (see
הלל
); in variant reading other phrases Ps 77:12; Ps 89:9; Ps 94:7; Ps 94:12; Ps 115:18; Ps 118:5 (twice in verse); Ps 118:17; Ps 118:18; Ps 118:19;
Ps 122:4; Ps 130:3; Ps 135:4.
BDB2170
II. [הָלַל] verb
be boastful,
Pi`el
praise (Arabic
[untranscribed source text 1314]
shout, both in joy & (if conjecture of Nö
RS be right, see citation below) in terror; especially II. in formula of
worship; Syriac Pa`el
[untranscribed source text 1315]
cecinit, laudavit; compare Late Hebrew הִלּוּל
praise, הַלֵּל
id., Hallel (Psalm 113-118); Aramaic הִילּוּלָא
marriage-song, &c.; on Assyrian
alâlu, shout for joy
, rejoice see LyonSargontexte 66
(Cylinder. 1. 36) also WincklerSargontexte 134, 1. 194;
156. 1. 149
KB44. 1. 36; 80. 1. 194; all variations of cry aloud
, compare NöZMG 1887, 723
RSSemitic 411; perhaps originally break through
, or out (in a cry), compare WeSkizzen iii.
107 ff., especially 109; compare also (according to
PrätBAS i. 369 f.) Ethiopic
[untranscribed source text 1316]
implore (compare Amharic, Tigrinya), &
[untranscribed source text 1317]
swear) —
Qal
Imperfect 2 masculine plural תָּהֹ֑לּוּ
Ps 75:5
Participle
הוֺלֲלִים
Ps 5:6 + 2 t.; —
be boastful
אַלתָּֿהֹ֑לּוּ
Ps 75:5 (||
אַלֿ (תָּרִימוּקָ֑רֶן); Participle boastful ones, boasters
Ps 5:6 (||
פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן); Ps 73:3; Ps 75:5 (both || רְשָׁעִים).
Pi`el
Perfect
הִלֵּל
Ps 10:3, 1
singular suffix
הִלַּלְתִּיךָ
Ps
119:164 3 masculine plural
וְהִלֲלן consecutive
Isa 62:9, suffix
הִלֲלוּךָ
Isa 64:10
. etc.;
Imperfect
יְהַלֶּלֿ
Ps 63:6;
Ps 102:19
suffix
יְהַלֶּלְךָ
Prov 27:2
,
יְהַלֲלֶ֑ךָּ
Isa 38:18
,
וַיְהַלֲלָהּ
Prov 31:38
: 1 singular
אֲהַלֵּל
Ps 56:5 + 2
t., cohortative
אֲהַלֲלָה
Ps 69:31
+ 2 t., etc.;
Imperative feminine singular
הַלֲלִי
Ps 146:1
;
Ps 147:12 masculine plural
הַלְלוּ
Ps 104:35
+ 30 t. Psalm +
Jer 20:13;
Jer 31:7 suffix
הַלֲלוּ֫הוּ
Ps 22:24
+ 15 t. Psalms;
Infinitive absolute
הַלֵּל
1Chr 16:36
construct
הַלֵּל
2Sam 14:25
+ 16 t. Chronicles;
Participle plural
מְהַלֲלִים
1Chr 23:5
+ 4 t. Chronicles; —
1.
praise man or woman, accusative וַיְהַלֲלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶלפַּֿרְעֹה
Gen 12:15
(
J
) and they praised her to Pharaoh, compare Prov 27:2; Prov
31:28; Prov 31:31; Song 6:9
וְהַמְהַלֲלִים אֶתהַֿמֶּלָךְ
2Chr
23:12
and those praising (shouting acclamations to) the king;
see also לְהַלֵּל מְאֹד
2Sam
14:25 (of Absalom's beauty); in bas sense עֹזְבֵי תוֺרָה יְהַלֲלוּ רָשָׁע
Prov 28:4
deserters of law praise a wicked man.
2. usually praise אֱלֹהִים, ׳
י etc.;
a. followed by accusative of heathen god Judg 16:24.
b.
object ׳
(אֱלֹהִים) י; Ps 119:164 (עַל
on account of), subject heaven, earth, seas, etc., Ps 69:35
תְּחִי נַפְשִׁי ותְהַלֲלֶךָּ
Ps
119:175 in summons to all creatures to praise Ps 148:5; Ps 148:13; Isa 38:18
לֹא שְׁאוֺל תּוֺדֶךָּ מָוֶת יְהַלֲלֶ֑ךָּ (compare Ps 115:17); often of Public worship in
sanctuary, Isa
62:9 (thanks giving in sanctuary after harvest), compare Isa 64:10; Ps 22:23 (||
אֲסַפְּרָה שִׁמְךָ), Ps 22:27; Ps 35:18; Ps 109:30 (both || אוֺדְךָ) Ps 107:32
(|| יְרוֺמֲמוּהוּ) Ps 84:5, see also Ps 146:2 (|| ׳
אֲזַמְּרָה לֵא) Ps 149:3 (with בְּ instrumental; || יְזַמְּרוּ
לוֺ); also object ׳
שֵׁם י (in some cases of public worship) Ps 74:21; Ps 148:5; Joel 2:26 (thanksgiving after
harvest); שֵׁםאֱֿלֹהִים בְּשִׁיר
Ps 69:31
(|| וִאֲגַדְּלֶנּוּ בְתוֺדָה), Ps 145:2 (|| אֲבָֽרֲכֶ֑ךָּ); further,
Ps 56:5
בֵּאלֹהִים אֲהַלֵּל דְּבָרוֺ, also Ps 56:11 + Ps 56:11b ׳
ביהוה וגו, but compare Hup
Che on 11:b as editorial addition; object not expressed
אֶתעַֿמְּךָ
׳
הַשְׁמִיעוּ הַלֲלוּ וְאִמְרוּ הוֺשַׁע י
Jer 31:7,
וְשִׂפְתֵי
רְנָנוֺת יְהַלֶּלפִּֿי
Ps 63:6.
c. use of Imperative deserves special notice: הַלֲלוּהוּ
Ps 22:24
(|| כַּבְּדוּהוּ; of temple-worship compare Ps 22:23 Ps 22:25); also in summons to
angles, sun, moon, etc. (all created things) to praise ׳
י
Ps 148:2
(twice in verse); Ps 148:3 (twice in verse); Ps 148:4; Ps 150:1 of temple-worship
Ps 150:2
(בְּ
on account of) Ps 150:2 (כְּ), Ps 150:3 Ps 150:3 Ps 150:4
Ps 150:4
Ps
150:5
Ps 150:5 (all with בְּ instrumental); further Jer 20:13
(|| ׳
שִׁירוּ לי), ׳
הַלֲלוּ אֶתיֿ
Ps 117:1
(addressed to nations, || שַׁבְּחוּהוּ), Ps 148:7 (created things), חַלֲלִי
אֱלֹהַיִךְ צִיּוֺן
Ps 147:12
(|| שַׁבְּחִי יְרוּשָׁלַםִ
׳
אֶתיֿ).
d. note especially: praise ye yah!
הַלֲלויָֿהּ
Ps 135:3
, liturgical (|| זַמְּרוּ לִשְׁמוֺ); elsewhere always one word see BaerPsalm p.115, & always at beginning or end of Psalm
(chiefly late), apparently liturgical; הַלֲלוּיָהֿ֑
Ps 104:35
(|| ׳
בָּֽרְכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶתיֿ), elsewhere ׃הַלֲלוּיָהּ (I) at beginning Ps 106:1
; Ps 111:1
(both || הודה) Ps 112:1; Ps 113:1 (|| הַלֲלוּ & ׳
אֶתשֵֿׁם י
׳
ה),
Ps 135:1 (|| id.), Ps 146:1 (|| ׳
הַלֲלִי נַפְשִׁי אֶתיֿ), Ps 147:1 (followed by זַמְּרָה in clause with
כִּי), Ps 148:1 (|| ׳
הַלֲלוּ אֶתיֿ, הַלֲלוּהוּ), Ps 149:1 (|| ׳
שִׁירוּ לי), Ps 150:1 (|| הַלֲלוּאֵֿל, הַלֲלוּהוּ);
(2) at end Ps
104:35 (above), Ps 105:45; Ps 106:48; Ps 113:9; Ps 115:18 (||
נְבָרֵךְ יָהּ), Ps 116:19; Ps 117:2; Ps 135:21 (|| ׳
בָּרוּךְ י) Ps 146:10; Ps 147:20; Ps 148:14; Ps 149:9; Ps 150:6 (||
כֹּל הַנְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּל יָהּ); add to these (not liturgical) יְהַלֶּליָֿהּ
Ps 102:19
, כֹּל נְשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּל יָהּ
Ps 150:6
, לֹא הַמֵּתִים יְהַלֲלויָֿהּ
Ps 115:17
.
e. also followed by ליהוה, in Chronicles, of technical
Levitical function (compare LagOr.ii.16 ff., who limits
this technical הלל to priests, using חֲצֹצְרוֺת, for a signal to the
people; see e.g. Neh
12:24 compare Neh 12:27), 1Chr 16:4 (with instrumental music, compare
בִּכְלֵי כְבָלִים וּבְכִנֹּרוֺת & בַּמְצִלְתַּיִ ם, all 1Chr 16:5,
and Neh
12:27)
1Chr 23:30;
1Chr 25:3 (all || הוֺדוֺת); exercised
(apparently) by both priests and Levites Ezra 3:11 (|| הֹדוֺת) compare Ezra 3:11
by Levites
2Chr 20:19 (בְּקֹל גָּדוֺל), 2Chr 29:30 (בְּדִבְרֵי דָוִיד) in
which the people also joined 1Chr 16:36 also 2Chr 5:13 (בַּחֲצֹצְרוֺת וּבִמְצִלְתַּיִם
וּבִכְלֵי הַשִּׁיר compare also 2Chr 5:12 || הֹדוֺת, 2Chr 5:13 apparently of
Levites & priests), בַּכֵּלִים
׳
מְהַלֲלִים לי
1Chr 23:5
(Levites) compare
2Chr 30:21 (Levites & priests ׳
בִּכְלֵי עֹז לי); followed by לְשֵׁם תִּפְאַרְתֶּ֑ךָ
1Chr 29:13
(|| מוֺדִים; David speaks in name of people); followed by לְהַדְרַתקֹֿ֑דֶשׁ
2Chr 20:11
(before the army; || ׳
מְשֹׁרֲרִים לי; probably of Levites, compare 2Chr 20:19).
f. followed
by accusative ׳
י
Ezra 3:10
(priests & Levites: עַליְֿדֵי
דָּוִיד), Neh 5:13 (people).
g. other forms, with like technical
sense, but absolute: לְהַלֵּל לְהוֺדוֺת
בְּמִצְוַת דָּוִיד
Neh 12:24
(Levites) compare 1Chr 23:5; 2Chr 8:14; 2Chr 29:30 (עַדלְֿשִׂמְחָה) 2Chr 31:2
(apparently priests & Levites; ׳
בְּשַׁעֲדֵי מַחֲנוֺת י; || לְשָׁרֵת וּלְהֹוֺדוֺת); see also
מוֺדִיעִים לְהַלֵּל
2Chr 23:13
(|| מְשׁוֺרֲרִים בִּכְלֵי הַשִּׁיר
בְּהַלֵּל דָּוִיד בְּיָדָם ). 2Chr 7:6 (|| הֹדוֺת ליהוּה)
3. apparently boast, make one's boast compare
Qal
2 (followed by בְּ
in, of), בֵּאלֹהִים
Ps 44:9
(|| שִׁמְךָ לְעוֺלָם נוֺדֶה); so according to most, in bad sense, רָשָׁע
עַלתַּֿאֲוַת נַפְשׁוֺ
׳
ה
Ps 10:3
a wicked man boasteth of the desire of his soul, but
Che
praiseth (׳
י) for (i.e. in a mercenary spirit).
Pu`al
Perfect 3 plural
הוּלָּ֑לוּ
Ps
78:63
Imperfect
יְהֻלַּלֿ
Prov
12:8
Participle
מְהֻלָּל
2Sam
22:4 + 6 t.; feminine
הַהֻלָּ֑לָה
Ezek 26:17 (compare
Ol§ 250 c
Sta§ 220, 617 b;
ᵑ0
, however, accents as Perfect, regarding
הַ as = relative, see sta:§ 176 c
Ges«GKC:52»§ 52. 2, R. 6); — be
praised,
1. human subject be praised, commended
Prov 12:18 (opposed to יִהְיֶה לָבוּז); of maidens, praised,
celebrated (in song) Ps 78:63 participle (see above) of city,
renowned
Ezek 26:17.
2. of ׳
י only participle = gerundive, to be praised, worthy of praise
2Sam
22:4 =
Ps 18:4
מְאֹד
׳
וּמְה
׳
גָּדוֺל י
Ps 48:2
;
Ps 96:4 = 1Chr 16:25; Ps 145:3 so ׳
שֵׁם י
׳
מְה
Ps
113:3.
Hithpa`el
Imperfect
יִתְהַלֵּל
1Kgs
20:11
+ 5 t.;
יִתְהַלָּ֑ל
Prov
20:14
3 feminine singular
תִּתְּהַלֵּל
Ps
34:3,
תִּתְּהַלָּ֑ל
Prov
31:30
2 masculine singular
תִּתְהַלֵּל
Ps
52:3;
Prov 27:1
תִּתְהַלָּ֑ל
Isa 41:16 2 feminine singular
תִּתְהַלֲלִי
Jer
49:4 3 masculine plural
יִתְהַלֲלוּ
Ps 64:11;
Isa 45:25
יִתְהַלָּ֑לוּ
Isa
49:7;
Jer
4:2
Imperative masculine plural
הִתְהַלֲלוּ
1Chr
16:10
;
Ps
105:3
Infinitive
לְהִתְהַלֵּל
Ps 106:5
Participle
מִתְהַלֵּל
Prov
25:14
;
Jer
9:23
plural
מִתְהַלֲלִים
Ps
97:7 —
glory, boast, make one's boast: —
1. of self-confident boasting, absolute 1Kgs 20:11 compare
Prov 20:14 followed by בְּ of ground of boast Jer 9:22 (3 t.
in verse);
Jer
49:4;
Ps 49:7; Ps
52:3;
Prov 25:14, אַלתִּֿתְהַלֵּל
בְּיוֺם מָחָר
Prov 27:1 of glorying in idols הַמִּתְהַלֲלִים
בָּאֱלִלִים
Ps
97:7.
2. of glorying, making one's boast in (בְּ, on the ground of)
׳
י:תִּתְהַלֵּל
׳
בי
נַפְשִׁי
Ps
34:3, compare Isa 45:25; Jer 4:2 (|| וְהִתְבָּֽרְכוּ בוֺ
); followed by בִּקְדוֺשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Isa 41:16 see also Ps 105:3 = 1Chr 16:10 followed by
) בְּשֵׁם קָדְשׁוֺ || ׳
(יִשְׂמַה לֵב מְבַקְשֵׁי י, compare further Jer 9:23 less often
absolute Jer
9:23;
Ps 63:12;
Ps 64:11;
followed by עִםנַֿחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ
together with thine heritage (|| לִשְׂמֹהַ בְּשִׂמְהַת גּוֶֺ י֑ךָ
).
3. once, late = passive be praised, commended, of
God-fearing woman
Prov 31:30.
Po`el
Imperfect
יְהוֺלֵל
Isa
44:25
+ 2 t.; — make into a fool, make fool
of, object שֹׁפְטִים
Job
12:17
(subject ׳
י; || מוֺלִיךְ יוֺעֲצִים שׁוֺלָ֑ל); object
קֹסְמִים
Isa
44:25
(subject ׳
י || מֵפֵר אֹתוֺת בַּדִּים; object הָכָם
Eccl 7:7 (subject הָעשֶׁק; || וִיאַבֵּד אֶתלֵֿב מַתָּנָה
).
Po`al
Participle
לִשְׂהוֺק אָמַרְתִּי מְהוֺלָ֑ל
Eccl 2:2
of laughter I said, It is mad (folly);
מְהוֺלָלַי
Ps 102:9
those mad against me (|| אוֺיְבָ֑י).
Hithpo`el
Imperfect
וַיִּתְהֹלֵל
1Sam
21:14 3 masculine plural יִתְהֹלֲלוּ
Jer 51:7
, יִתְהוֺלֲלוּ
Nah 2:5
,
יִתְהֹלֶ֑לוּ
Jer
50:38
Imperative masculine plural הִתְהֹלֲלוּ
Jer 49:9
, הִתְהֹלָ֑לוּ
Jer
25:16 — act madly, or
like a madman, וַיִּתְהֹלֵל
בְּיָדָם
1Sam
21:14 (of David) and he acted like
a madman in their hands; of idolatrous worship by Chaldeans
׳
וּבָאֵימִים יִתְה
Jer
50:38 of nations, as drunken men, figurative
of terror at Yahweh's judgements, Jer 25:16 (||
הִתְגֹּעֲשׁוּ) Jer 51:7 also of madly driving
& jolting chariots
Nah 2:5;
Jer 46:9.
BDB3468
יָהּ
proper name [of deity], see below הוה
