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Lexicon :: Strong's H926 - bāhal

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בָּהַל
Transliteration
bāhal
Pronunciation
baw-hal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 207

Strong’s Definitions

בָּהַל bâhal, baw-hal'; a primitive root; to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously:—be (make) affrighted (afraid, amazed, dismayed, rash), (be, get, make) haste(-n, -y, -ily), (give) speedy(-ily), thrust out, trouble, vex.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H926 in the following manner: trouble (17x), haste (4x), afraid (3x), vexed (3x), amazed (2x), hasty (2x), affrighted (1x), dismayed (1x), hastily (1x), thrust him out (1x), rash (1x), speedily (1x), speedy (1x), vex (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's H926 in the following manner: trouble (17x), haste (4x), afraid (3x), vexed (3x), amazed (2x), hasty (2x), affrighted (1x), dismayed (1x), hastily (1x), thrust him out (1x), rash (1x), speedily (1x), speedy (1x), vex (1x).
  1. to disturb, alarm, terrify, hurry, be disturbed, be anxious, be afraid, be hurried, be nervous

    1. (Niphal)

      1. to be disturbed, dismayed, terrified, anxious

      2. to be in haste, be hasty

    2. (Piel)

      1. to make haste, act hastily, be hurried, be hastened

      2. to dismay, terrify

    3. (Pual)

      1. to hasten

      2. hastened, hastily gained (part.)

    4. (Hiphil)

      1. to hasten, hurry, make haste

      2. to dismay, terrify

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּהַל bâhal, baw-hal'; a primitive root; to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously:—be (make) affrighted (afraid, amazed, dismayed, rash), (be, get, make) haste(-n, -y, -ily), (give) speedy(-ily), thrust out, trouble, vex.
STRONGS H926: Abbreviations
† [בָּהַל] verb (Late Hebrew id. Passive participle בהול disquieted; Pi. disquiet; Targum Pa. בַּהֵיל hasten, be precipitate, also dismay: but bdb009604 is be quiet) —
Niph. Perfect נִבְהַל 1 Samuel 28:21; נִבְהֲלָה Psalm 6:4; נִבְהַלְתִּי Isaiah 21:3; וְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּי consecutive Job 21:6; נִבְהֲלוּ Genesis 45:3 +, etc.; Imperfect וַיִּבָּהֵל Judges 20:41; 2nd person masculine singular תִּבָּהֵל Ecclesiastes 8:3; יִבָּהֵלוּ֑ן Psalm 104:29, etc.; Participle נִבְהָל Psalm 30:8; נִָֽבֳהָל Proverbs 28:22; feminine נִבְהָלָה Zephaniah 1:18; —
1. be disturbed, dismayed, terrified, Genesis 45:3 (E) Judges 20:41; 1 Samuel 28:21; 2 Samuel 4:1 (|| וַיִּרְפּוּ יָדָיו, compare Ezekiel 7:27 above); of bones of sufferer Psalm 6:3 (|| compare below Psalm 6:4); of hands of dismayed people Ezekiel 7:27; especially at chastisements & judgments of י׳ Exodus 15:15 (song, in E) Psalm 6:4 (subject נֶפֶשׁ, || compare above Psalm 6:3) Psalm 6:11 (|| בושׁ) Psalm 30:8; compare Psalm 104:29; Psalm 83:18 (|| בושׁ) Psalm 90:7; Isaiah 13:8; Isaiah 21:3 (followed by מִן of occasion of fear) Job 23:15 (id.) Jeremiah 51:32; Ezekiel 26:18 (strike out Greek Version of the LXX Co); Job 4:5 (|| לאה), compare also Job 21:6 as adjective terrible Zephaniah 1:18 כָּלָה אַךְנִֿבְהָלָה.
2. be in haste, hasty (late, compare Aramaic above): Ecclesiastes 8:3 תֵּלֵךְ מִפָּנָיו אַל־תִּבּ׳ be not hasty (to) go from him; Proverbs 28:22 נִבֳהָל לַהוֺן hastening after riches.
Pi. Imperfect וַיְבַהֵל Esther 2:9; suffix יְבַהֲלֻהוּ Daniel 11:44; וִיבַהֶלְךָ Job 22:10; יְבַהֲלֵמוֺ Psalm 2:5; 2nd person masculine singular תְּבַהֲלֵם Psalm 83:16; אַלתְּֿבַהֵל Exodus 5:1; Exodus 7:9; Infinitive suffix לְבַהֲלֵנִי 2 Chronicles 35:21; םָ֯ 2 Chronicles 32:18; Particle מבלהים Kt, מְבַהֲלִים Qr Ezra 4:4 (BeRy prefix Kt, see בלהּ); —
1. dismay, terrify, followed by suffix 2 Chronicles 32:18 (|| ירא), Daniel 11:44; Job 22:10 (subject פַּחַר), Psalm 2:5 (subject י׳) Psalm 83:16 (|| רדף; subject י׳); compare also Ezra 4:4 (see below בלהּ).
2. hasten, make haste, act hastily (late), 2 Chronicles 35:21 וֵאלֹהִים אָמַר לְבַהֲלֵנִי God hath given command to speed me (RVm); followed by infinitive make haste Esther 2:9; of hasty speech Ecclesiastes 5:1 אַל־תְּב׳עַל־פִּיךָ (|| וְלִבְּךָ אַליְֿמַהֵר לְהוֺצִיא דָבָר); of anger Ecclesiastes 7:9 בְּרוּחֲךָ לִכְעוֺס אַלתְּֿב׳.
Pu. Participle plural מְבֹהָלִים Esther 8:14, compare מְבֹהֶלֶת Qr Proverbs 20:21 (so read with Vrss Now Str; AV RV); Kt מבחלת see בחל; — hastened Esther 8:14 of royal posts (|| דְּחוּפִים); hastily gained נַחֲלָה מְב׳ Proverbs 20:21.
Hiph. Perfect suffix הִבְהִילָ֑נִי Job 23:16; Imperfect suffix וַיַּבְהִלוּהוּ 2 Chronicles 26:20; 3rd person masculine plural וַיַּבְהִלוּ Esther 6:14; —
1. dismay, terrify, followed by suffix Job 23:16 (subject שַׁדַּי; || הֵרַךְ לִבִּי).
2. (late) hasten, hurry (transitive), 2 Chronicles 26:20 וַיַּבְהִלוּהוּ מִשָּׁם and they hurried him thence (|| נִדְחַף); make haste, followed by infinitive Esther 6:14 לְהָבִיא וַיַּב׳ and they make haste to bring Haman.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H927.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

45:3; 45:3

Exodus

5:1; 7:9; 15:15

Judges

20:41; 20:41

1 Samuel

28:21; 28:21

2 Samuel

4:1

2 Chronicles

26:20; 26:20; 32:18; 32:18; 35:21; 35:21

Ezra

4:4; 4:4

Esther

2:9; 2:9; 6:14; 6:14; 8:14; 8:14

Job

4:5; 21:6; 21:6; 22:10; 22:10; 23:15; 23:16; 23:16

Psalms

2:5; 2:5; 6:3; 6:3; 6:4; 6:4; 6:4; 30:8; 30:8; 83:16; 83:16; 83:18; 90:7; 104:29; 104:29

Proverbs

20:21; 20:21; 28:22; 28:22

Ecclesiastes

5:1; 7:9; 8:3; 8:3

Isaiah

13:8; 21:3; 21:3

Jeremiah

51:32

Ezekiel

7:27; 7:27; 26:18

Daniel

11:44; 11:44

Zephaniah

1:18; 1:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H926 matches the Hebrew בָּהַל (bāhal),
which occurs 39 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:3 - Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were terrified H926 at his presence.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:15 -

“Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed H926;

The leaders of Moab, trembling seizes them;

All the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:41 - Then the men of Israel turned around again, and the men of Benjamin were dismayed H926; for they saw that [fn]calamity had [fn]reached them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:21 - And the woman came to Saul and saw that he was terrified H926 and said to him, “Behold, your servant-woman has listened to your voice, and I have [fn]taken my life in my hand and have listened to your words which you spoke to me.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:1 -

Then [fn]Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son heard that Abner had died in Hebron. And [fn]he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed H926.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:20 - And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous on his forehead; and they hurried H926 him out of there, and he himself also hastened to get out because Yahweh had smitten him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:18 - And they called this out with a loud voice in the language of Judah to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to instill fear and terrify H926 them, so that they might capture the city.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:21 - But [fn]Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What have I to do with you, O King of Judah? I am not coming against you today but against the house with which I am at war, and God has said for me to hurry H926. Stop for your own sake from interfering with God who is with me, so that He will not bring you to ruin.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:4 -

So the people of the land [fn]discouraged the people of Judah and dismayed them from building,

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:9 - And the young lady was good in his eyes, and she advanced in lovingkindness before him. So he hurried H926 to give her cosmetics and portions of food to her, and to give to her seven choice young women from the king’s [fn]house. And he transferred her and her young women to the best place in the harem.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:14 -

While they were still speaking with him, the king’s eunuchs reached Haman’s home and hastily H926 brought Haman to the feast which Esther had prepared.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:14 - The couriers, hurried H926 and hastened by the king’s word, went out, riding on the royal steeds; and the law was given out at the citadel in Susa.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:5 -

“But now it has come to you, and you are impatient;

It touches you, and you are dismayed H926.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:6 -

“Even when I remember, I am H926 dismayed H926,

And horror seizes my flesh.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:10 -

“Therefore snares surround you,

And sudden dread terrifies H926 you,

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:15 -

“Therefore, I would be dismayed H926 at His presence;

I carefully consider, and I am in dread of Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:16 -

It is God who has made my heart faint,

And the Almighty who has dismayed H926 me,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:5 -

Then He speaks to them in His anger

And terrifies H926 them in His fury, saying,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:2 -

Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, for I am pining away;

Heal me, O Yahweh, for my bones are dismayed H926.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:3 -

And my soul is greatly dismayed H926;

But You, O Yahweh—how long?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:10 -

All my enemies will be ashamed and greatly dismayed H926;

They shall [fn]turn back, they will suddenly be ashamed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:7 -

O Yahweh, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong;

You hid Your face, I was H926 dismayed H926.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:5 -

They saw it, then they were astonished;

They were dismayed H926, they [fn]fled in alarm.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:15 -

So pursue them with Your tempest

And dismay H926 them with Your storm.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:17 -

Let them be ashamed and dismayed H926 forever,

And let them be humiliated and perish,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:7 -

For we have been consumed by Your anger

And by Your wrath we have been [fn]dismayed H926.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:29 -

You hide Your face, they are dismayed H926;

You take away their [fn]spirit, they breathe their last

And return to their dust.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:21 -

An inheritance gained hurriedly H926 at the beginning

In the end will not be blessed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:22 -

A man with an evil eye hurries H926 after wealth

And does not know that want will come upon him.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:2 - [fn]Do not be H926 hasty H926 with your mouth or [fn]impulsive in your heart to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven but you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:9 -

Do not be [fn]eager H926 in your spirit to be vexed,

For vexation rests in the bosom of fools.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:3 - “Do not be in H926 a H926 hurry H926 to go from his presence. Do not stand in an evil matter, for he will do whatever he pleases.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:8 -

They will be terrified H926,

Pains and labor pangs will take hold of them;

They will writhe like a woman in labor,

They will look at one another in astonishment,

Their faces aflame.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:3 -

For this reason my loins are full of anguish;

Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in labor.

I am so bewildered I cannot hear, so terrified H926 I cannot see.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:32 -

The fords also have been seized,

And they have burned the marshes with fire,

And the men of war are terrified H926.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:27 - ‘The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land will be dismayed H926. According to their way I will deal with them, and by their judgments I will judge them. And they will know that I am Yahweh.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:18 -

‘Now the coastlands will tremble

On the day of your downfall;

Yes, the coastlands which are by the sea

Will be dismayed H926 at your departure.’”

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:44 - “But reports from the East and from the North will dismay H926 him, and he will go forth with great wrath to destroy and [fn]devote many to destruction.
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:18 -

Neither their silver nor their gold

Will be able to deliver them

On the day of the fury of Yahweh;

And all the earth will be devoured

In the fire of His jealousy,

For He will make a complete destruction,

Indeed a terrifying H926 one,

Of all the inhabitants of the earth.

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