# H1984 הָלַל

הָלַל (hâlal), Strong’s H1984: 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… KJV…

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*hâlal* — 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…

KJV: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give…

Occurs 165 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [הָלַל] vb. shine
- Qal when it, viz. his lamp, shone upon my head, fig. of God’s favour.
- Hiph. flash forth light
- הָלַל vb
- [הָלַל] vb. be boastful, Pi. praise
- Qal be boastful
- Pi.
- 1 praise man or woman
- 2 usually praise י׳
- 3 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

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 12:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/12?v=15) — The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
- [Judges 16:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/16?v=24) — When the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, “Our god has delivered our enemy and the destroyer of…
- [1 Samuel 21:14](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/21?v=14) — He changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate…
- [2 Samuel 14:25](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/14?v=25) — Now in all Israel there was no one to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty. From the sole of his foot even to…
- [2 Samuel 22:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/22?v=4) — I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.
- [1 Kings 20:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/20?v=11) — The king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Don’t let him who puts on his armor brag like he who takes it off.’”
- [Isaiah 13:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/13?v=10) — For the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened in its going out…
- [Isaiah 38:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/38?v=18) — For Sheol can’t praise you. Death can’t celebrate you. Those who go down into the pit can’t hope for your truth.
- [Isaiah 41:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/41?v=16) — You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, and the whirlwind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the…
- [Isaiah 44:25](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/44?v=25) — who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge…