יָלַל (yâlal) — Howl
Hebrew word study: יָלַל (yâlal), Strong's H3213. to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
KJV translation words: (make to) howl, be howling.
Strong's H3213 is tagged on 30 words in 28 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Isaiah 13:6 and last appears in Zechariah 11:2.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 28)
- Isaiah 13:6 — הֵילִילוּ — wail
- Isaiah 14:31 — הֵילִילִי — wail
- Isaiah 15:2 — יְיֵלִיל — it is wailing
- Isaiah 15:3 — יְיֵלִיל — it is wailing
- Isaiah 16:7 — יְיֵלִיל — it will wail
- Isaiah 23:1 — הֵילִילוּ — wail
- Isaiah 23:6 — הֵילִילוּ — wail
- Isaiah 23:14 — הֵילִילוּ — wail
- Isaiah 52:5 — יְהֵילִילוּ — they wail
- Isaiah 65:14 — תְּיֵלִילוּ — you will wail
- Jeremiah 4:8 — וְהֵילִילוּ — and wail
- Jeremiah 25:34 — הֵילִילוּ — wail
- Jeremiah 47:2 — וְהֵילִל — and he will wail
- Jeremiah 48:20 — הֵילִילוּ — wail
- Jeremiah 48:31 — אֲיֵלִיל — I will wail
- Jeremiah 48:39 — הֵילִילוּ — they will wail
- Jeremiah 49:3 — הֵילִילִי — wail
- Jeremiah 51:8 — הֵילִילוּ — wail
- Ezekiel 21:12 — וְהֵילֵל — and wail
- Ezekiel 30:2 — הֵילִילוּ — wail
- Hosea 7:14 — יְיֵלִילוּ — they wail
- Joel 1:5 — וְהֵילִלוּ — and wail
- Joel 1:11 — הֵילִילוּ — wail
- Joel 1:13 — הֵילִילוּ — wail
- Amos 8:3 — וְהֵילִילוּ — and they will wail
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3214 יְלֵל (yᵉlêl), H8437 תּוֹלָל (tôwlâl).
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What does yâlal (H3213) mean?
To howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one).
How is H3213 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3213 as: (make to) howl, be howling..
How often does יָלַל (yâlal) appear?
Strong's H3213 is tagged on 30 words in 28 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Isaiah 13:6 and last appears in Zechariah 11:2.
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