לְ/הַלֵּ֨ל
𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤋
lehalel
to praise
a primitive root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, 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.
2 Chronicles 8:14 · Word #13
Lexicon H1984
| Lemma | הָלַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤄𐤋𐤋 |
| Transliteration | hâlal |
| Strong's | H1984 |
| In-context | to praise |
Morphology HR/Vpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H1984-22
to cause to shine in praise
| Root | הלל (h-l-l) |
| Core Meanings | to shine, to radiate, to boast, to celebrate, to rave |
| Semantic Range | to praise, to celebrate, to extol, to boast, to glorify, to acclaim publicly; in other stems can mean to shine or to act madly. |
| Conceptual Significance | This verb is central to biblical worship language (e.g., Hallelu-Yah, “Praise Yah”). It frames praise as causing the renown or radiance of YHWH to shine forth publicly, linking worship with proclamation and glory. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem, infinitive construct with prefixed לְ (“to”). The Piel stem intensifies or makes factitive the root idea of shining/boasting. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form לְהַלֵּל is a Piel infinitive construct, marked by the prefixed לְ (“to”) and the doubled middle radical. In the Piel stem, the root הלל takes on an intensive or factitive sense—‘to cause to shine forth,’ hence ‘to celebrate or praise.’ The rendering preserves both the infinitive form (‘to…’) and the causative-intensifying nuance of the stem. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root הלל (to shine, to radiate, to boast, to celebrate, to rave)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1984-01 |
ahalel | I will lavish praise |
H1984-02 |
ahalelah | Let me praise |
H1984-03 |
ahalelekha | I will laud you |
Word Usage (165 occurrences of H1984)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 12:15 | וַ/יְהַֽלְל֥וּ | vayehalelu | praised |
| Judges 16:24 | וַֽ/יְהַלְל֖וּ | vayehalelu | and they praised |
| 1 Samuel 21:14 | וַ/יִּתְהֹלֵ֖ל | vayiteholel | and he acted insanely |