H926 — בָּהַל | AI Bible Commentary

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[בָּהַל] verb (Late Hebrew id. Passive participle בהול disquieted; Pi`el disquiet; ᵑ7 Pa`el בַּהֵיל hasten, be precipitate, also dismay: but [untranscribed source text 511] is be quiet) —

Niph`al Perfect נִבְהַל 1Sam 28:21 נִבְהֲלָה Ps 6:4 נִבְהַלְתִּי Isa 21:3 וְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּי consecutive Job 21:6 נִבְהֲלוּ Gen 45:3 +, etc.; Imperfect וַיִּבָּהֵל Judg 20:41 2 masculine singular תִּבָּהֵל Eccl 8:3 יִבָּהֵלוּ֑ן Ps 104:29, etc.; Participle נִבְהָל Ps 30:8 נִָֽבֳהָל Prov 28:22 feminine נִבְהָלָה Zeph 1:18 —

1. be disturbed, dismayed, terrified, Gen 45:3 ( E ) Judg 20:41; 1Sam 28:21; 2Sam 4:1 (|| וַיִּרְפּוּ יָדָיו, compare Ezek 7:27 above); of bones of sufferer Ps 6:3 (|| compare below Ps 6:4); of hands of dismayed people Ezek 7:27 especially at chastisements & judgments of ׳ י Exod 15:15 (song, in E ) Ps 6:4 (subject נֶפֶשׁ, || compare above Ps 6:3) Ps 6:11 (|| בושׁ) Ps 30:8 compare Ps 104:29; Ps 83:18 (|| בושׁ) Ps 90:7; Isa 13:8; Isa 21:3 (followed by מִן of occasion of fear) Job 23:15 ( id.) Jer 51:32; Ezek 26:18 (strike out ᵐ5 Co); Job 4:5 (|| לאה), compare also Job 21:6 as adjective terrible Zeph 1:18 כָּלָה אַךְנִֿבְהָלָה.

2. be in haste, hasty (late, compare Aramaic above): Eccl 8:3 מִפָּנָיו תֵּלֵךְ ׳ אַלתִּֿבּ be not hasty (to) go from him; Prov 28:22 נִבֳהָל לַהוֺן hastening after riches.

Pi`el Imperfect וַיְבַהֵל Esth 2:9 suffix יְבַהֲלֻהוּ Dan 11:44 וִיבַהֶלְךָ Job 22:10 יְבַהֲלֵמוֺ Ps 2:5 2 masculine singular תְּבַהֲלֵם Ps 83:16 אַלתְּֿבַהֵל Exod 5:1; Exod 7:9 Infinitive suffix לְבַהֲלֵנִי 2Chr 35:21 םָ֯ 2Chr 32:18 Particle מבלהים Kt , מְבַהֲלִים Qr Ezra 4:4 ( BeRy prefix Kt , see בלהּ ); —

1. dismay, terrify, followed by suffix 2Chr 32:18 (|| ירא), Dan 11:44 ; Job 22:10 (subject פַּחַד), Ps 2:5 (subject ׳ י) Ps 83:16 (|| רדף; subject ׳ י); compare also Ezra 4:4 (see below בלהּ).

2. hasten, make haste, act hastily (late), 2Chr 35:21 וֵאלֹהִים אָמַר לְבַהֲלֵנִי God hath given command to speed me ( RVm ); followed by infinitive make haste Esth 2:9 of hasty speech Eccl 5:1 ׳ אַלתְּֿב עַלפִּֿיךָ (|| וְלִבְּךָ אַליְֿמַהֵר לְהוֺצִיא דָבָר); of anger Eccl 7:9 בְּרוּחֲךָ לִכְעוֺס ׳ אַלתְּֿב.

Pu`al Participle plural מְבֹהָלִים Esth 8:14, compare מְבֹהֶלֶת Qr Prov 20:21 (so read with Vrss Now Str; AV RV ); Kt מבחלת see בחל ; — hastened Esth 8:14 of royal posts (|| דְּחוּפִים); hastily gained ׳ נַחֲלָה מְב Prov 20:21.

Hiph`il Perfect suffix הִבְהִילָ֑נִי Job 23:16 Imperfect suffix וַיַּבְהִלוּהוּ 2Chr 26:20 3 masculine plural וַיַּבְהִלוּ Esth 6:14 —

1. dismay, terrify, followed by suffix Job 23:16 (subject שַׁדַּי; || הֵרַךְ לִבִּי).

2. (late) hasten, hurry (transitive), 2Chr 26:20 וַיַּבְהִלוּהוּ מִשָּׁם and they hurried him thence (|| נִדְחַף); make haste, followed by infinitive Esth 6:14 לְהָבִיא ׳ וַיַּב and they make haste to bring Haman.

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[בְּהַל] verb

Pa`el alarm, dismay (so usually ᵑ7 (not Syriac); Biblical Hebrew [בָּהַל]); — Imperfect . 3 masculine singular suffix יְבַהֲלָךְ Dan 4:16 and 3 masculine plural suffix לֻגַּנִי- Dan 4:2; Dan 7:15; Dan 7:28 (both jussive Str^{§ 18 c} M^{§ 52 a}); לוּךְ- Dan 5:10, לֻנֵּ֑ךְ- Dan 4:16, לוּנֵהּ- Dan 5:6.

Hithpe`el hasten (so Pi`el in late Biblical Hebrew; ᵑ7 Ithpe`el (rare)); Infinitive בְּהִתְבְּהָלָה = in haste (originally 'in alarm') Dan 2:25; Dan 3:24; Dan 6:20.

Hithpa`el Passive participle מִתְבָּהַל Dan 5:9 was greatly alarmed.

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