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
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
le-hal-LEL
- phraseyour reading level
le-hal-LEL me-OD
- clause
u-khe-av-sha-LOM lo-ha-YA ish-ya-FE be-khol-yis-ra-EL le-hal-LEL me-OD
- 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 context — 2 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.