What does אִישׁ · הָלַל mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · הָלַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man boasting, one who praises himself, one who brags".
Hebrew · H376, H1984
אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · 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
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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הָלַל H1984 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
Pronunciation hālal
To shine or make clear moves from audible boasting to celebratory praise; foundational to Hebrew worship language.
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What does אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל (ish mithallel) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · הָלַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a man boasting, one who praises himself, one who brags".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H1984?
H376, H1984 is connected to 2,352 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a man boasting, one who praises himself, one who brags
Strong's H376, H1984
Lexical occurrences 2,352 verses Source Gloss
a man boasting, one who praises himself, one who brags
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain