הָֽ֫לְאָה

ha.le.ahfurtherHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentAdverb16 occurrences8 books16 verses

Definition

from the primitive form of the article (hal); to the distance, i.e. far away; also (of time) thus far
Traditional renderings: back, beyond, (hence,-) forward, hitherto, thence, forth, yonder.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

16 total
  1. Genesis 19:9הָ֗לְאָה
    “Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.
  2. Genesis 35:21מֵהָ֖לְאָה · beyond
    Israel again set out and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder.
  3. Leviticus 22:27וָהָ֔לְאָה · on
    “When an ox, a sheep, or a goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as a food offering presented to the LORD.
  4. Numbers 15:23וָהָ֖לְאָה · and continuing through
    …all that the LORD has commanded you through Moses from the day the LORD gave them and continuing through the generations to come—
  5. Numbers 16:37הָ֑לְאָה · far away
    “Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the censers from the flames and to scatter the coals far away, because the censers are holy.
  6. Numbers 32:19וָהָ֑לְאָה · and beyond
    Yet we will not have an inheritance with them across the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.”
  7. 1 Samuel 10:3וָהָ֗לְאָה · on
    Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
  8. 1 Samuel 18:9וָהָֽלְאָה׃ס · forward
    And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
  9. 1 Samuel 20:22וָהָ֑לְאָה · then
    But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away.
  10. 1 Samuel 20:37וָהָֽלְאָה׃
    When the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”
  11. Isaiah 18:2וָהָ֑לְאָה
    …which sends couriers by sea, in papyrus vessels on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people widely feared, to a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers.
  12. Isaiah 18:7וָהָ֑לְאָה
    At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts—from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people widely feared, from a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers—to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD of Hosts.
  13. Jeremiah 22:19מֵהָ֖לְאָה · outside
    He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
  14. Ezekiel 39:22וָהָֽלְאָה׃ · forward
    From that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God.
  15. Ezekiel 43:27וָהָ֗לְאָה · on
    At the end of these days, from the eighth day on, the priests are to present your burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Lord GOD.’”
  16. Amos 5:27מֵהָ֣לְאָה · beyond
    Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts.