צָהַל

tsa.halto cry outHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb9 occurrences4 books9 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to gleam, i.e. (figuratively) be cheerful; by transference to sound clear (of various animal or human expressions)
Traditional renderings: bellow, cry aloud (out), lift up, neigh, rejoice, make to shine, shout.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders צָהַל:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

9 total
  1. Esther 8:15צָהֲלָ֖ה · shouted
    Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
  2. Psalm 104:15לְהַצְהִ֣יל · to shine
    …wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
  3. Isaiah 10:30צַהֲלִ֥י · Cry aloud
    Cry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! O wretched Anathoth!
  4. Isaiah 12:6צַהֲלִ֥י · Cry out
    Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
  5. Isaiah 24:14צָהֲל֖וּ · they proclaim
    They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they proclaim the majesty of the LORD.
  6. Isaiah 54:1וְצַהֲלִי֙ · and cry aloud
    “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.
  7. Jeremiah 5:8יִצְהָֽלוּ׃ · neighing
    They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.
  8. Jeremiah 31:7וְצַהֲל֖וּ · shout
    For this is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O LORD, save Your people, the remnant of Israel!’
  9. Jeremiah 50:11וְתִצְהֲלִי · and neigh
    “Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph—you who plunder My inheritance—because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions,