◄ 3215. yelalah ►
Lexicon yelalah: Wailing, lamentation, howling Original Word: יְלָלָה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: ylalah Pronunciation: yeh-lah-LAH Phonetic Spelling: (yel-aw-law') Definition: Wailing, lamentation, howling Meaning: a howl Strong's Exhaustive Concordance howling Feminine of ylel; a howling. see HEBREW ylel NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin fem. of yelel Definition a howling NASB Translation wail (3), wailing (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs יְלָלָה noun feminine howling; — וִילָלָה Zephaniah 1:10; construct יִָֽלֲלַת Jeremiah 25:36; Zechariah 11:3; יִלְלָתָהּ Isaiah 15:8 (twice in verse); — howling in distress Isaiah 15:8 (twice in verse) ("" זְעָקָה), Jeremiah 25:36 (of leaders of flock, metaphor for princes; "" קול צעקה), Zephaniah 1:10 ("" id.); קול יִָֽלֲלַת הָרֹעִים Zechariah 11:3 (רעים metaphor for princes). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root יָלַל (yalal), which means "to howl" or "to wail." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 2354 (θρηνέω, threneo): To lament, to wail. • Strong's Greek Number 2875 (κλαυθμός, klauthmos): Weeping, wailing. These Greek terms capture similar expressions of sorrow and lamentation found in the New Testament, paralleling the Hebrew concept of yelalah. Usage: The term יְלָלָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a loud, mournful cry, typically in the context of grief, distress, or desolation. It is often used in prophetic literature to convey the depth of sorrow or the severity of judgment. Context: יְלָלָה (yelalah) appears in several passages within the Hebrew Bible, primarily in the prophetic books. It is used to depict the sound of lamentation that arises from deep anguish or despair. This term is often associated with the reaction to divine judgment or calamity. For instance, in Isaiah 15:8, the prophet describes the widespread mourning in Moab: "For the cry has gone around the borders of Moab, its wailing to Eglaim, and its wailing to Beer Elim." Similarly, in Jeremiah 25:36, the term is used to describe the lament of shepherds: "Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture." These instances highlight the emotional intensity and communal aspect of yelalah, as it often involves collective expressions of grief. Forms and Transliterations וִֽילְלַ֖ת וִֽילָלָ֖ה ויללה ויללת יִֽלְלַ֣ת יִלְלָתָ֔הּ יִלְלָתָֽהּ׃ יללת יללתה יללתה׃ vilaLah vilLat wî·lā·lāh wî·lə·laṯ wîlālāh wîləlaṯ yil·lā·ṯāh yil·laṯ yilLat yillaṯ yillaTah yillāṯāh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Isaiah 15:8 HEB: עַד־ אֶגְלַ֙יִם֙ יִלְלָתָ֔הּ וּבְאֵ֥ר אֵילִ֖ים NAS: of Moab, Its wail [goes] as far KJV: of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, INT: far Eglaim wail to Beer-elim wail Isaiah 15:8 HEB: וּבְאֵ֥ר אֵילִ֖ים יִלְלָתָֽהּ׃ KJV: thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim. INT: wail to Beer-elim wail Jeremiah 25:36 HEB: צַעֲקַ֣ת הָֽרֹעִ֔ים וִֽילְלַ֖ת אַדִּירֵ֣י הַצֹּ֑אן NAS: of the shepherds, And the wailing of the masters KJV: of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal INT: of the cry of the shepherds and the wailing of the masters of the flock Zephaniah 1:10 HEB: מִשַּׁ֣עַר הַדָּגִ֔ים וִֽילָלָ֖ה מִן־ הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה NAS: Gate, A wail from the Second KJV: gate, and an howling from the second, INT: Gate the Fish A wail from the Second Zechariah 11:3 HEB: ק֚וֹל יִֽלְלַ֣ת הָרֹעִ֔ים כִּ֥י NAS: of the shepherds' wail, For their glory KJV: [There is] a voice of the howling of the shepherds; INT: sound wail of the shepherds' for 5 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 3215 5 Occurrences wî·lā·lāh — 1 Occ. wî·lə·laṯ — 1 Occ. yil·laṯ — 1 Occ. yil·lā·ṯāh — 2 Occ.