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Lexicon :: Strong's H5949 - ʿălîlâ

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עֲלִילָה
Transliteration
ʿălîlâ
Pronunciation
al-ee-law'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From עָלַל (H5953) in the sense of effecting
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TWOT Reference: 1627c

Strong’s Definitions

עֲלִילָה ʻălîylâh, al-ee-law'; or עֲלִלָה ʻălilâh; from H5953 in the sense of effecting; an exploit (of God), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity:—act(-ion), deed, doing, invention, occasion, work.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H5949 in the following manner: doing (14x), works (3x), deeds (2x), occasions (2x), actions (1x), acts (1x), inventions (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H5949 in the following manner: doing (14x), works (3x), deeds (2x), occasions (2x), actions (1x), acts (1x), inventions (1x).

  1. wantonness, deed, doing

    1. wantonness

    2. deed

    3. practices, evil deeds

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֲלִילָה ʻălîylâh, al-ee-law'; or עֲלִלָה ʻălilâh; from H5953 in the sense of effecting; an exploit (of God), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity:—act(-ion), deed, doing, invention, occasion, work.
STRONGS H5949: Abbreviations
† עֲלִילָה noun feminine wantonness, deed; — absolute ע׳ Psalm 14:1; Psalm 66:5; elsewhere plural עֲלִלוֺת 1 Samuel 2:3; Psalm 141:4; construct עֲלִילֹת Deuteronomy 22:14, 17; suffix עֲלִילוֺתֶיךָ Psalm 77:13, עֲלִילוֺתָם Zephaniah 3:7 +, etc.; —
1. wantonness, דְּבָרִים ע׳ Deuteronomy 22:14, 17 wantonness of words, i.e. baseless charges (compare Di, especially Dr).
2. deed:
a. in general, of men 1 Samuel 2:3.
b. of י׳ (only Psalms) Psalm 9:12 = Psalm 105:1 = Isaiah 12:4 = 1 Chronicles 16:8; Psalm 77:13 (|| פָּעְָלֶ֑ךָ), Psalm 78:11 (|| נִפְלְאוֺתָיו), Psalm 103:7; עַל נוֺרָא ע׳ Psalm 66:5 he is terrible in deed toward, etc.
c. usually practices = evil deeds (especially Ezekiel + 8 times): Ezekiel 14:22, 23; Ezekiel 20:43; Ezekiel 24:14; Ezekiel 36:17, 19 (all || דֶּרֶךְ), fully הַנִּשְׁחָתוֺת ע׳ Ezekiel 20:44 (|| הָרָעִים ד׳); Ezekiel 21:29; Zephaniah 3:11; הִשְׁחִיתוּ כָּלעֿ׳ Zephaniah 3:7.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

22:14; 22:14; 22:17; 22:17

1 Samuel

2:3; 2:3

1 Chronicles

16:8

Psalms

9:12; 14:1; 66:5; 66:5; 77:13; 77:13; 78:11; 103:7; 105:1; 141:4

Isaiah

12:4

Ezekiel

14:22; 14:23; 20:43; 20:44; 21:29; 24:14; 36:17; 36:19

Zephaniah

3:7; 3:7; 3:11

H5949

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5949 matches the Hebrew עֲלִילָה (ʿălîlâ),
which occurs 24 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:14 - and accuses her of misconduct and brings a bad name upon her, saying, ‘I took this woman, and when I came near her, I did not find in her evidence of virginity,’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:17 - and behold, he has accused her of misconduct, saying, “I did not find in your daughter evidence of virginity.” And yet this is the evidence of my daughter’s virginity.’ And they shall spread the cloak before the elders of the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:3 - Talk no more so very proudly,
let not arrogance come from your mouth;
for the LORD is a God of knowledge,
and by him actions are weighed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:8 - Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name;
make known his deeds among the peoples!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:11 - Sing praises to the LORD, who sits enthroned in Zion!
Tell among the peoples his deeds!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:1 - To the choirmaster. Of David.
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
there is none who does good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:5 - Come and see what God has done:
he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:12 - I will ponder all your work,
and meditate on your mighty deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:11 - They forgot his works
and the wonders that he had shown them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 99:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:8 - O LORD our God, you answered them;
you were a forgiving God to them,
but an avenger of their wrongdoings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:7 - He made known his ways to Moses,
his acts to the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:1 - Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name;
make known his deeds among the peoples!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:4 - Do not let my heart incline to any evil,
to busy myself with wicked deeds
in company with men who work iniquity,
and let me not eat of their delicacies!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 12:4 - And you will say in that day:
“Give thanks to the LORD,
call upon his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim that his name is exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:22 - But behold, some survivors will be left in it, sons and daughters who will be brought out; behold, when they come out to you, and you see their ways and their deeds, you will be consoled for the disaster that I have brought upon Jerusalem, for all that I have brought upon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:23 - They will console you, when you see their ways and their deeds, and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, declares the Lord GOD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:43

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:43 - And there you shall remember your ways and all your deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you shall loathe yourselves for all the evils that you have committed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:44

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:44 - And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I deal with you for my name’s sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:24 - “Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have made your guilt to be remembered, in that your transgressions are uncovered, so that in all your deeds your sins appear—because you have come to remembrance, you shall be taken in hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:14 - I am the LORD. I have spoken; it shall come to pass; I will do it. I will not go back; I will not spare; I will not relent; according to your ways and your deeds you will be judged, declares the Lord GOD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:17 - “Son of man, when the house of Israel lived in their own land, they defiled it by their ways and their deeds. Their ways before me were like the uncleanness of a woman in her menstrual impurity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:19 - I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries. In accordance with their ways and their deeds I judged them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:7 - I said, ‘Surely you will fear me;
you will accept correction.
Then your[fn] dwelling would not be cut off
according to all that I have appointed against you.’[fn]
But all the more they were eager
to make all their deeds corrupt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:11 - “On that day you shall not be put to shame
because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me;
for then I will remove from your midst
your proudly exultant ones,
and you shall no longer be haughty
in my holy mountain.
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