H3215 - יְלָלָה (yᵉlâlâh)

H3215 יְלָלָה (yᵉlâlâh) yel-aw-law'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

wailing

Strong's Definition

{a howl}

Derivation: feminine of H3214 (יְלֵל)

KJV Usage: a howling.

TWOT Reference: 868b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) a howling (of distress), wailing

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

a howling (of distress), wailing

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

יְלָלָה yelâlâh BDB Definition: 1) a howling (of distress), wailing Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H3214 Same Word by TWOT Number: 868b Total KJV Occurrences: none

Bible Occurrences (4)

15:8

25:36

1:10

11:3

Isaiah 15:8

For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab.... Their wailing reaches Eglaim; [it is heard] in Beer-elim.

Jeremiah 25:36

Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.

Zephaniah 1:10

On that day, declares the LORD, a cry... will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.

Zechariah 11:3

Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory... is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.