הָלַל (hālal) is a Hebrew verb meaning praise. It appears 165 times in 19 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1984).

Also rendered

• halal
• boast
• shine

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 500)

Root family 500: הָלַל hālal — II, praise, boast (only in Piel, Pual and Hithpael). (ASV and RSV usually the same.)

• תְּהִלָּה tĕhillâ — praise
• הִלּוּל hillûl — rejoicing
• מַהֲלָל mahălāl — praise

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