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The meaning of בֶּהָלָה

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Definition

terror, trouble. - panic, destruction 1) dismay, sudden terror or ruin, alarm

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בֶּהָלָה

Phoneticbeh-haw-law'
Transliterationbehâlâh
Grammar Code
H:N-F
Hebrew Noun, Feminine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

terror, trouble. - panic, destruction 1) dismay, sudden terror or ruin, alarm

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

4 total references
ReferenceText
Leviticus 26:16

I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

Word: בֶּהָלָה (behâlâh)
Psalms 78:33

Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

Word: בֶּהָלָה (behâlâh)
Isaiah 65:23

They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

Word: בֶּהָלָה (behâlâh)
Jeremiah 15:8

Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.

Word: בֶּהָלָה (behâlâh)

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
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Most Frequent Book
Leviticus
Book Distribution

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