Proverbs 31:28 — Word Study
WLCקָ֣מוּ בָ֭נֶיהָ וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָ בַּ֝עְלָ֗הּ וַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃
BSAHer childrenbên [sons and descendants] rise upqûwm■ [stand forth, get up] and call her blessedʼâshar▸ [speak highly of her, pronounce her happy] her husbandbaʻal [master, leader] praises her as wellhâlal▸ [gives her honour, saying]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| קָ֣מוּ | they rise up | Verb, Qal, perfect third person common plural |
| בָ֭נֶיהָ | sons her | Noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
| וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָ | and they called blessed her | Verb piel sequential imperfect third person masculine plural, suffix |
| בַּ֝עְלָ֗הּ | husband her | Noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
| וַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃ | and he praised her | Verb piel sequential imperfect third person masculine singular, suffix |
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| BSB | Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well: |
| KJV | Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. |
| ASV | Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praiseth her, saying: |
| YLT | Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her, |
| WEB | Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her: |
| BBE | Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying, |
All translations agree on the essential meaning of the verse.
The main clause presents the children’s action, followed by a description of the husband’s praise, highlighting the familial respect.
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Deep Study — Proverbs 31:28
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Context — The Virtuous Womangenerated
Proverbs 31:28 is part of a passage that describes the characteristics of a noble wife, emphasizing her role in the household and how her family recognizes her value. This section highlights the respect and admiration she receives from her children and husband, illustrating the ideal of familial honor and support.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proverbs 31:1 | These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him: |
| 2 | 1 Kings 2:19 | So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand. |
| 3 | Psalm 116:16 | Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds. |
| 4 | 2 Timothy 1:5 | I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well. |
| 5 | 2 Timothy 3:15–17 | From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 7 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — אַשְּׁר֑וּ, vay'ash'rehugenerated
The verb אָשַׁר (ashar) is a Piel form meaning to bless or pronounce happy. It indicates an act of speaking well of someone, suggesting that the children are not just acknowledging their mother but actively expressing their appreciation for her.
In this context, it emphasizes the importance of familial relationships and the recognition of a woman's contributions to her family. The use of the verb in the Piel form also implies a sense of intentionality in the act of blessing, highlighting the active role of the children in honoring their mother.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
All translations agree on the meaning of the verse, conveying the respect and praise given to the woman by her family.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb of the verse is קָ֣מוּ, they rise up, which governs the actions of the children and their subsequent praise of their mother. The structure is straightforward, with a subject followed by actions that reflect honor and recognition.
The sentence flows from the children rising up to call her blessed, followed by the husband's praise, creating a cohesive depiction of familial respect.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates the verb אַשְּׁר֑וּ as ἐπλούτησαν (epolytēsan), which means to become rich or prosperous, suggesting a broader interpretation of the blessings conferred upon the woman. This choice indicates a focus on the abundance of praise and honor she receives.
This translation highlights the esteem in which she is held, emphasizing the wealth of honor and recognition from her family.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Proverbs 31:28 describes how a woman is honored by her children and husband. They rise up to call her blessed, showing their admiration for her. This verse highlights the respect and love that a virtuous woman receives from her family.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It signifies that her children recognize her worth and express their appreciation for her role in their lives.
The husband acknowledges her contributions and honors her publicly, reflecting his respect and admiration.
It emphasizes the value of a woman's role in the family and the importance of mutual respect and honor within family relationships.
Qualities such as diligence, wisdom, and care for her household are highlighted, showing her as a model of virtue.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways can I show appreciation for the important women in my life?
- How can I cultivate a spirit of honor and respect within my family?
- What qualities do I admire in the women around me, and how can I express that admiration?
- How does this verse inspire me to reflect on my own actions and attitudes towards family members?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Bede comments on this verse, noting it speaks prophetically about the honor a virtuous woman will receive from her family.
"Her children rise up," etc. Knowing this would certainly come to pass, he speaks prophetically as if it were already done.Early Church Fathers on Proverbs 31 →
Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Proverbs 31:28 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleHer children arise up,.... As olive plants around her table; grow up to maturity of age, and ripeness of judgment, and so capable of observing things, and doing the work here ascribed to them: or
Read John Gill on Proverbs 31 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryWho can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The praises of a virtuous woman; forming a Hebrew acrostic. The 22 years begin with the several 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet consecutively; M.
Read Robert Jamieson on Proverbs 31 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleHer children; whose testimony is the more considerable, because they have been constant eye-witnesses of her whole carriage, and therefore must have seen her misdemeanours, if there had been any, as well as her virtues. Arise up; either, 1. In token of reverence to her, which agrees not to the following clause, wherein the same phrase is understood concerning her husband. Or rather, 2. That they may seriously and industriously apply themselves to the work of setting forth her praises, as this phrase is used, , and oft elsewhere. For sitting being commonly the posture of idleness, men that set about any work are said to rise in order thereunto. Call her blessed, both for her own excellency…
Read Matthew Poole on Proverbs 31 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsProverbs 31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her.Ver. 28. Her children arise up, and call her blessed.] As they grow to any height, and consider their beholdingness, so they bless her, and bless God for her: they bless the time that ever they were born of her, and so virtuously bred by her; being ready to say of her, as once Deborah said of Jael, "Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber be; blessed shall she be above women in the tent." Blessed be the womb that bare us, and the paps that gave us suck. Her husband also.] Whom she commanded by obeying, as Livia did her husband Augustus. And he shall praise her.] Praise is due to…
Read John Trapp on Proverbs 31 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 28. Her children arise up, and call her blessed] 20. She considers a good education next to Divine influence; and she knows also that if she train up a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will not depart from it. 1) Her children are well bred; they rise up and pay due respect. 2) They are taught the fear of the Lord, and obedience to his testimonies; therefore they call her blessed. So they are of a decent, orderly, respectable, religious behaviour. 3) Her husband is so satisfied with her conduct towards himself, his household, his business, and their children, that he praiseth her. He shows himself sensible of her excellence, and encourages her, in her work, by the…
Read AdamClarke on Proverbs 31 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and CollegesVIII. The Virtuous Woman. Chap. Proverbs 31:10-31 This short Appendix differs from the other Sections of the Book of Proverbs in having one subject throughout, and in being in form acrostic or alphabetical. Each verse begins with a letter, taken in order, of the Hebrew alphabet. There is nothing in the contents of the Section to throw light upon either its age or authorship. The alphabetical arrangement cannot safely be regarded as a proof of a late date of composition. A similar arrangement occurs in several Psalms and in the opening chapters of the Book of Lamentations; and some at least of these must be assigned to a comparatively early date. It is more probable that the arrangement in…
Read Cambridge on Proverbs 31 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible28. Her children… call her blessed — As a consequence of the above ordering and control of her family, her children grow up in virtuous habits, regularity of life, and respectfulness of demeanour.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Proverbs 31 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:
Her children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also praises her:
Tyndale line
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praiseth her, saying:
Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her, saying:
Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her husband also , and he praiseth her.
Her children rise vp, and call her blessed: her husband also shall prayse her, saying,
Strictly literal
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her:
Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her,
Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her blessed, || Her husband, and he praises her,
Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her husband, also, and he praiseth her:
Her children rise up and call her blessed, and her husband praises her, saying,
From the Latin
Her children rose up, and called her blessed: her husband, and he praised her.
Simplified
Her children are quick to bless her. Her husband praises her too, saying,
Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying,
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree closely in their wording for this verse, indicating a consistent understanding of the text across these traditions.
קָ֣מוּ בָ֭נֶיהָ וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֑וּהָ בַּ֝עְלָ֗הּ וַֽיְהַֽלְלָהּ׃
5 of the 5 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Proverbs 31:28
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word קוּם (qum) is a primitive root meaning 'to rise' and encompasses a range of actions such as standing, becoming powerful, and establishing. It can imply a sudden or hostile rise, as well as the act of fulfilling or confirming something. The entries also note various grammatical forms, indicating its use in different contexts, including raising up or causing to stand.
לֵב קָמָי prob. late Atbash Je 51:1.
ref
קוּם 628 vb. arise, stand up, stand
Qal 460
arise
arise, in hostile sense (oft. with idea of suddenness)
arise, abs., = become powerful
arise = come on the scene, appear, of leader, prophet
arise for, i.e. to become
arise for action
arise (out of inaction), introducing some specific deed
esp. arise = start, make a move, to go somewhere
stand
Pi.
fulfil
confirm, ratify
confirm, establish
impose, an obligation
Pō‛l. raise up
Hithpō‛l. raise oneself, = rise up
Hiph.
146cause to arise, raise
raise, set up, stones
erect, build
fig, of setting up law
raise up = bring on the scene
raise up = rouse, stir up
instigate, build
fig, of setting up law
raise up = constitute
cause to stand
Hoph. be raised up
base
H6965a לֵב קָמָי prob. late Atbash H6965b קוּם arise, stand up, stand .. arise
. arise, in hostile sense (oft. with idea of suddenness)
. arise, abs., = become powerful
. arise = come on the scene, appear, of leader, prophet
. arise for, i.e. to become
. . arise for action
. arise (out of inaction), introducing some specific deed
. esp. arise = start, make a move, to go somewhere
. stand
. . fulfil
. . confirm, ratify
. confirm, establish
. impose, an obligation
. raise up
. raise oneself, = rise up
. . cause to arise, raise
. . raise, set up, stones
. erect, build
. fig, of setting up law
. raise up = bring on the scene
. . raise up = rouse, stir up
. instigate, build
. fig, of setting up law
. raise up = constitute
. cause to stand
. be raised up
6965 quwm koom
a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal,
figurative, intensive and causative):--abide, accomplish, X
be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, X be dim, endure, X
enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift
up (again), make, X but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise
(up), rear (up), remain, (a-)rise (up) (again, against), rouse
up, set (up), (e-)stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up,
strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -
rising).
קָמָי (qa.may) — (Leb)-kamai.
Combined with lev (לֵב "Leb" H3820B)
§ -Kamai = "my adversary"
Leb-kamai, i.e., people of Gambulai
קוּם (qum) — to arise: rise.
: rise/get_going
1) to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to arise
1a2) to arise (hostile sense)
1a3) to arise, become powerful
1a4) to arise, come on the scene
1a5) to stand
1a5a) to maintain oneself
1a5b) to be established, be confirmed
1a5c) to stand, endure
1a5d) to be fixed
1a5e) to be valid
1a5f) to be proven
1a5g) to be fulfilled
1a5h) to persist
1a5i) to be set, be fixed
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to fulfil
1b2) to confirm, ratify, establish, impose
1c) (Polel) to raise up
1d) (Hithpael) to raise oneself, rise up
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to cause to arise, raise
1e2) to raise, set up, erect, build
1e3) to raise up, bring on the scene
1e4) to raise up, rouse, stir up, investigate
1e5) to raise up, constitute
V-Qal-Perf-3cp — Verb · Qal · perfect third person common pluralHVqp3cp
בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.
בֵּן 4870 n.m. son
son, male child, born of a woman
children (male and female)
youth, young men
the young of animals
of plant shoots
fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows
member of a guild, order or class
of animals son of (the) herd
ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.
n. relat. of age
base
בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.
done
H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman
. children (male and female)
. youth, young men
. the young of animals
. of plant shoots
. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows
. . member of a guild, order or class
. of animals son of (the) herd
. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.
. n. relat. of age
H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son
1121 ben bane
from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the
widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,
including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,
etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)
(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,
(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,
bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X
came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of
first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +
kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)
people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +
spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous
one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
see HEBREW for 01129
see HEBREW for 01
see HEBREW for 0251
בֵּן (ben) — son: child.
: child/son
בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;
son of: Jaaziah (H3269);
brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)
§ Beno = "his son"
the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)
בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.
: descendant, people, tribe, nation
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : child/son
בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.
: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : descendant
בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.
: rebel/son(Belial)
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
§ : people/men/nation/tribe
בֵּן (ben) — son.
: [inheriting]son/heir
A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.
: warrior/son(strong)
N-mp | Suff — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHNcmpc/Sp3fs
אָשַׁר (ashar) is a Hebrew verb meaning to go straight or advance, with a range of meanings including to lead, bless, or make happy. It is used in various forms, such as Qal (to go straight), Piel (to lead on), and Pual (to be made happy). The entries emphasize its figurative sense of progress and righteousness.
[אָשַׁר] vb. go straight, go on, advance
Qal go straight on in the way of understanding
Pi.
intensive go straight on, advance
causative lead on
set right, righten
pronounce happy, call blessed
Pu.
be led on
be made happy, blessed
base
H833 אָשַׁר go straight, go on, advance
833 'ashar aw-shar'
or rasher {aw-share'}; a primitive root; to be straight (used
in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy);
figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper:--(call, be)
bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.
אָשַׁר (a.shar) — to bless.
1) to go straight, walk, go on, advance, make progress
1a)(Qal) to go straight on, make progress
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to go straight on, advance
1b2) to lead on (causative)
1b3) to set right, righten
1b4) to pronounce happy, call blessed
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be advanced, be led on
1c2) to be made happy, be blessed
Conj | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp | Suff — Verb piel sequential imperfect third person masculine plural · suffixHc/Vpw3mp/Sp3fs
בַּעַל (ba`al) means owner or lord, and can refer to a husband, citizens, or rulers. It is derived from a root meaning 'to own' and is used in various contexts, including relationships and leadership. The term also appears as a divine name, Baal, in the Old Testament.
בַּעַל 166 n.m. owner, lord
owner
husband
citizens, inhabitants
rulers, lords
n. of relation
Esp. lord, specif. as divine name, Baal.
base
H1167 בַּעַל owner, lord . owner
. husband
. citizens, inhabitants
. rulers, lords
. n. of relation
1167 ba`al bah'-al
from 1166; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively)
owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this
latter sense):--+ archer, + babbler, + bird, captain, chief
man, + confederate, + have to do, + dreamer, those to whom it
is due, + furious, those that are given to it, great, + hairy,
he that hath it, have, + horseman, husband, lord, man, +
married, master, person, + sworn, they of.
see HEBREW for 01166
בַּעַל (ba.al) — master.
: master/leader
1) owner, husband, lord
1a) owner
1b) a husband
1c) citizens, inhabitants
1d) rulers, lords
1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
בַּעַל (ba.al) — master: husband.
: husband/groom
1) owner, husband, lord
1a) owner
1b) a husband
1c) citizens, inhabitants
1d) rulers, lords
1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
בַּעַל (ba.al) — master: men.
: men/comrades
1) owner, husband, lord
1a) owner
1b) a husband
1c) citizens, inhabitants
1d) rulers, lords
1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
בַּעַל (ba.al) — master: owning.
: owning/having
1) owner, husband, lord
1a) owner
1b) a husband
1c) citizens, inhabitants
1d) rulers, lords
1e) (noun of relationship used to characterise-ie, master of dreams)
בַּעַל (ba.al) — master: [master of].
: [master_of](DESCRIPTOR)
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHNcmsc/Sp3fs
The Hebrew word הָלַל (halal) is a primitive root that encompasses meanings related to shining, boasting, and foolishness. It can signify to praise or celebrate, often in a clamorously foolish manner, and includes the idea of making a boast or being made a fool of. The entries indicate a range of uses, from expressing God's favor to acting madly.
[הָלַל] vb. shine
Qal when it, viz. his lamp, shone upon my head, fig. of God’s favour.
Hiph. flash forth light
base
[הָלַל] vb. be boastful, Pi. praise
Qal be boastful
Pi.
praise man or woman
usually praise י׳
appar. boast, make one’s boast
Pu. be praised
Hithpa. glory, boast, make one’s boast
Po‛el make into a fool, make a fool of
Po‛al of laughter I said, It is mad (folly)
Hithpo. act madly, or like a madman
base
H1984a הָלַל shine H1984b הָלַל be boastful, Pi. praise H1984c הָלַל be boastful, Pi. praise .be boastful
. . praise man or woman
. usually praise י׳
. appar. boast, make one’s boast
. be praised
. glory, boast, make one’s boast
.make into a fool, make a fool of
.of laughter I said, It is mad (folly)
. act madly, or like a madman
1984 halal haw-lal'
a primitive root; to be clear (orig. 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.
הָלַל (ha.lal) — to shine.
1) to shine
1a) (Qal) to shine (fig. of God's favour)
1b) (Hiphil) to flash forth light
הָלַל (ha.lal) — to boast: praise.
: praise
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
הָלַל (ha.lal) — to be foolish.
1) (Poel) to make a fool of, make into a fool
1f) (Hithpoel) to act madly, act like a madman
הָלַל (ha.lal) — to boast: boast.
: 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
Conj | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms | Suff — Verb piel sequential imperfect third person masculine singular · suffixHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3fs