2 Samuel 14:25:52 Sam.14.25.W5TAB

לְהַלֵּ֣ל

lehallel

to praise

Transliteration
le-hal-LEL
Extended
leh-hahl-LEEL
IPA
/ləhalˈleːl/

Meaning by language

English
to praise

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + הַל + לֵּ֣ל
le + hal + lel
lehallel

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-hal-LEL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-hal-LEL me-OD

  3. clause

    u-khe-av-sha-LOM lo-ha-YA ish-ya-FE be-khol-yis-ra-EL le-hal-LEL me-OD

  4. sentence

    u-khe-av-sha-LOM lo-ha-YA ish-ya-FE be-khol-yis-ra-EL le-hal-LEL me-OD mi-KAF rag-LO ve-AD kad-ke-DO lo-ha-YA VO MUM

Exegesis

The Piel infinitive construct lehallel {לְהַלֵּ֣ל | ləhallēl} combined with meod {מְאֹ֑ד | məʾōḏ} functions as an intensifier of praise.

Root and etymology

h-l-lhe–lamed–lamed

to praise

In context2 Samuel 14:25

Now in all Israel there was no man to be praised so highly for his appearance as Absalom ; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no flaw found in him.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 14:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 14:25, so the Hebrew word לְהַלֵּ֣ל (lehallel) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.14.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.25.W5.S1) and character.