Lexicon
הָלַל
ha.lal
H1984A
H:V Hebrew

to shine

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Occurrences
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Hebrew
Language

ha.lal describes light shining from heavenly bodies or a lamp, while one occurrence is unclear in the translation.

The attested use chiefly concerns light being emitted or visible: a lamp shines over Job, light shines, and the heavenly lights fail to give light; the supplied translation does not make the term's contribution clear in Job 41:10.

Senses in use

  1. Shining or giving light · dominant

    In Job 29:3, the Hiphil infinitive construct occurs in the clause about a lamp over Job's head; the APB renders that clause “when his lamp shone over my head.” In Job 31:26, the Hiphil imperfect describes light in the condition “If I see the light,” and the APB renders “when it shines”; Isaiah 13:10 places the plural imperfect among the stars, sun, and moon whose light fails, rendered “will not give their light.” Job 41:10 has the same verbal category in a feminine singular imperfect, but the supplied APB clause does not isolate its contribution.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the light-related clauses with “shone,” “shines,” and “will not give their light.” In Job 41:10, its rendering about daring to rouse someone does not identify a corresponding English expression.

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