Word

בְּהַל

bᵉhal · H927 · Aramaic · 11 occurrences

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Meanings

to be quick, to be hasty, to be rash, sudden

Action by which humans or divine beings act quickly

Examples
Daniel 2:25 Then Arioch hurriedly brought Daniel into the king’s presence and spoke to him as follows: “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who can make the interpretation known to the king!”
Daniel 3:24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astounded and stood up quickly; he said to his counselors, “Was it not three men that we threw bound into the middle of the fire?” They replied to the king, “Absolutely, O king.”
Daniel 6:19 Then the king got up at dawn, at the break of day, and went in a hurry to the lions’ den.
to be in anguish, to be dismayed

State in which humans experience a great fear combined with severe distress, often accompanied by physical symptoms, such trembling and pain

Examples
Daniel 5:9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly alarmed, his face grew even more pale, and his nobles were perplexed.
to terrify, to dismay

Action by which humans, divine beings, or certain events cause (other) humans to experience a state of great fear combined with severe distress, often accompanied by physical symptoms, such as trembling and pain

Examples
Daniel 4:5 “I saw a dream and it startled me; and these appearances as I lay on my bed and the visions in my mind kept alarming me.
Daniel 4:19 “Then Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar, was appalled for a while as his thoughts alarmed him. The king responded and said, ‘Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.’ Belteshazzar replied, ‘My lord, if only the dream applied to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your adversaries!
Daniel 5:6 Then the king’s face became pale and his thoughts alarmed him, and his hip joints loosened and his knees began knocking together.

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

11 occurrences in 8 groups

רַעְיוֹןcogitation 4
חֵזֵוvision 2
Not stated (infinitive) 2
הַרְהֹרthought 1
חֵלֶםdream 1
מֶלֶךְking 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

7 occurrences in 3 groups

נִיme 3
ךָּyou 2
וֹhim 2

With adverbsAdverbs

2 occurrences in 1 groups

אַלnot 2

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 1 groups

בin/on/with 3

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Near synonyms 2 words

מְהֵרָה mᵉhêrâh · H4120 · quickly, with haste, soon: Hebrew noun meaning haste or speed, semantically overlapping with בְּהַל in contexts of urgency and rapidity, though מְהֵרָה typically emphasizes quick action without the negative connotation of alarm or disturbance that בְּהַל can carry.
חִפָּזוֹן chippâzôwn · H2649 · haste: Hebrew noun denoting haste, hurry, or panic-driven speed—semantically close to בְּהַל especially in contexts where haste is driven by alarm or urgent circumstances.

Contrasting words 2 words

שַׁלְוָה shalvâh · H7962 · ease, peace, complacence: Hebrew noun meaning ease, quietness, or tranquility—lexically opposite to בְּהַל in that it denotes a state of calm and freedom from disturbance, contrasting with the trouble/alarm sense of בְּהַל.
מְנוּחָה mᵉnûwchâh · H4496 · rest, peace of mind, peace: Hebrew noun meaning rest, repose, or quietness—opposite to the haste and trouble conveyed by בְּהַל, representing a state of calm and settled peace rather than urgent disturbance.

In the other Testament 2 words

σπουδή spoudḗ · G4710 · to hasten to, to hurry to, to do quickly: Greek noun denoting haste, speed, eagerness, or diligence—a standard translation equivalent for the 'haste' sense of בְּהַל in contexts of urgency or speed.
ταραχή tarachḗ · G5016 · disturbance, i.e. roiling, or sedition: Greek noun for trouble, disturbance, or agitation—a direct equivalent for the 'trouble' nuance of בְּהַל as a state of disorder or alarm.

Semantic domains 3 entries

Urge002003003023: Daniel 6:19 recounts that “the king got up at dawn, at the break of day, and went in a hurry to the lions' den.”
Move002002001012: This Move code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping with the Hebrew form (בָּהַל (bâhal, H926)), which independently carries a “to hurry (someone) out” sense of expulsion; none of this word's own occurrences in Daniel show that sense, all of them meaning either general haste or alarm.
Afraid002001002001: Daniel 5:9 recounts that “King Belshazzar was greatly alarmed, his face grew even more pale, and his nobles were perplexed.”

Word family 6 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

בָּהַל bâhal · H926 · to be quick, to be hasty, to be rash · 38×בְּהַלbᵉhal · H927בַּלָּהָה ballâhâh · H1091 · terror, horror · 10×בֶּהָלָה behâlâh · H928 · anguish, terror, dismay · 4×בְּהִילוּ bᵉhîylûw · H924 · in haste · 1×בָּלַהּ bâlahh · H1089 · to make afraid · 1×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H927. behal [בְּהַל] verb Pa`el alarm, dismay (so usually ᵑ7 (not Syriac); Biblical…

H927. behal
[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. Passive participle מִתְבָּהַל Dan 5:9 was greatly alarmed.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0