Definition
a primitive root; to deride; by implication, to cheat
Traditional renderings: deal deceitfully, deceive, mock.
Traditional renderings: deal deceitfully, deceive, mock.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
10 total
- Genesis 31:7הֵ֣תֶל · has cheatedAnd although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.
- Exodus 8:29הָתֵ֔ל · act deceitfully“As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”
- Judges 16:10הֵתַ֣לְתָּ · You have mockedThen Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”
- Judges 16:13הֵתַ֤לְתָּ · You have mockedThen Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”
- Judges 16:15הֵתַ֣לְתָּ · you have mocked“How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!”
- 1 Kings 18:27וַיְהַתֵּ֧ל · began to tauntAt noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”
- Job 13:9כְּהָתֵ֥ל · Could you deceive; תְּהָתֵ֥לּוּ · as you would deceiveWould it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?
- Isaiah 44:20הוּתַ֖ל · His deludedHe feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
- Jeremiah 9:5יְהָתֵ֔לּוּ · betraysEach one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.