Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NIV

NIV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H926 - bāhal

Choose a new font size and typeface
בָּהַל
Transliteration
bāhal
Pronunciation
baw-hal'
Listen
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 207

Strong’s Definitions

בָּהַל bâhal, baw-hal'; a primitive root; to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously:—be (make) affrighted (afraid, amazed, dismayed, rash), (be, get, make) haste(-n, -y, -ily), (give) speedy(-ily), thrust out, trouble, vex.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H926 in the following manner: trouble (17x), haste (4x), afraid (3x), vexed (3x), amazed (2x), hasty (2x), affrighted (1x), dismayed (1x), hastily (1x), thrust him out (1x), rash (1x), speedily (1x), speedy (1x), vex (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's H926 in the following manner: trouble (17x), haste (4x), afraid (3x), vexed (3x), amazed (2x), hasty (2x), affrighted (1x), dismayed (1x), hastily (1x), thrust him out (1x), rash (1x), speedily (1x), speedy (1x), vex (1x).

  1. to disturb, alarm, terrify, hurry, be disturbed, be anxious, be afraid, be hurried, be nervous

    1. (Niphal)

      1. to be disturbed, dismayed, terrified, anxious

      2. to be in haste, be hasty

    2. (Piel)

      1. to make haste, act hastily, be hurried, be hastened

      2. to dismay, terrify

    3. (Pual)

      1. to hasten

      2. hastened, hastily gained (part.)

    4. (Hiphil)

      1. to hasten, hurry, make haste

      2. to dismay, terrify

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּהַל bâhal, baw-hal'; a primitive root; to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously:—be (make) affrighted (afraid, amazed, dismayed, rash), (be, get, make) haste(-n, -y, -ily), (give) speedy(-ily), thrust out, trouble, vex.
STRONGS H926: Abbreviations
† [בָּהַל] verb (Late Hebrew id. Passive participle בהול disquieted; Pi. disquiet; Targum Pa. בַּהֵיל hasten, be precipitate, also dismay: but bdb009604 is be quiet) —
Niph. Perfect נִבְהַל 1 Samuel 28:21; נִבְהֲלָה Psalm 6:4; נִבְהַלְתִּי Isaiah 21:3; וְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּי consecutive Job 21:6; נִבְהֲלוּ Genesis 45:3 +, etc.; Imperfect וַיִּבָּהֵל Judges 20:41; 2nd person masculine singular תִּבָּהֵל Ecclesiastes 8:3; יִבָּהֵלוּ֑ן Psalm 104:29, etc.; Participle נִבְהָל Psalm 30:8; נִָֽבֳהָל Proverbs 28:22; feminine נִבְהָלָה Zephaniah 1:18; —
1. be disturbed, dismayed, terrified, Genesis 45:3 (E) Judges 20:41; 1 Samuel 28:21; 2 Samuel 4:1 (|| וַיִּרְפּוּ יָדָיו, compare Ezekiel 7:27 above); of bones of sufferer Psalm 6:3 (|| compare below Psalm 6:4); of hands of dismayed people Ezekiel 7:27; especially at chastisements & judgments of י׳ Exodus 15:15 (song, in E) Psalm 6:4 (subject נֶפֶשׁ, || compare above Psalm 6:3) Psalm 6:11 (|| בושׁ) Psalm 30:8; compare Psalm 104:29; Psalm 83:18 (|| בושׁ) Psalm 90:7; Isaiah 13:8; Isaiah 21:3 (followed by מִן of occasion of fear) Job 23:15 (id.) Jeremiah 51:32; Ezekiel 26:18 (strike out Greek Version of the LXX Co); Job 4:5 (|| לאה), compare also Job 21:6 as adjective terrible Zephaniah 1:18 כָּלָה אַךְנִֿבְהָלָה.
2. be in haste, hasty (late, compare Aramaic above): Ecclesiastes 8:3 תֵּלֵךְ מִפָּנָיו אַל־תִּבּ׳ be not hasty (to) go from him; Proverbs 28:22 נִבֳהָל לַהוֺן hastening after riches.
Pi. Imperfect וַיְבַהֵל Esther 2:9; suffix יְבַהֲלֻהוּ Daniel 11:44; וִיבַהֶלְךָ Job 22:10; יְבַהֲלֵמוֺ Psalm 2:5; 2nd person masculine singular תְּבַהֲלֵם Psalm 83:16; אַלתְּֿבַהֵל Exodus 5:1; Exodus 7:9; Infinitive suffix לְבַהֲלֵנִי 2 Chronicles 35:21; םָ֯ 2 Chronicles 32:18; Particle מבלהים Kt, מְבַהֲלִים Qr Ezra 4:4 (BeRy prefix Kt, see בלהּ); —
1. dismay, terrify, followed by suffix 2 Chronicles 32:18 (|| ירא), Daniel 11:44; Job 22:10 (subject פַּחַר), Psalm 2:5 (subject י׳) Psalm 83:16 (|| רדף; subject י׳); compare also Ezra 4:4 (see below בלהּ).
2. hasten, make haste, act hastily (late), 2 Chronicles 35:21 וֵאלֹהִים אָמַר לְבַהֲלֵנִי God hath given command to speed me (RVm); followed by infinitive make haste Esther 2:9; of hasty speech Ecclesiastes 5:1 אַל־תְּב׳עַל־פִּיךָ (|| וְלִבְּךָ אַליְֿמַהֵר לְהוֺצִיא דָבָר); of anger Ecclesiastes 7:9 בְּרוּחֲךָ לִכְעוֺס אַלתְּֿב׳.
Pu. Participle plural מְבֹהָלִים Esther 8:14, compare מְבֹהֶלֶת Qr Proverbs 20:21 (so read with Vrss Now Str; AV RV); Kt מבחלת see בחל; — hastened Esther 8:14 of royal posts (|| דְּחוּפִים); hastily gained נַחֲלָה מְב׳ Proverbs 20:21.
Hiph. Perfect suffix הִבְהִילָ֑נִי Job 23:16; Imperfect suffix וַיַּבְהִלוּהוּ 2 Chronicles 26:20; 3rd person masculine plural וַיַּבְהִלוּ Esther 6:14; —
1. dismay, terrify, followed by suffix Job 23:16 (subject שַׁדַּי; || הֵרַךְ לִבִּי).
2. (late) hasten, hurry (transitive), 2 Chronicles 26:20 וַיַּבְהִלוּהוּ מִשָּׁם and they hurried him thence (|| נִדְחַף); make haste, followed by infinitive Esther 6:14 לְהָבִיא וַיַּב׳ and they make haste to bring Haman.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H927.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

45:3; 45:3

Exodus

5:1; 7:9; 15:15

Judges

20:41; 20:41

1 Samuel

28:21; 28:21

2 Samuel

4:1

2 Chronicles

26:20; 26:20; 32:18; 32:18; 35:21; 35:21

Ezra

4:4; 4:4

Esther

2:9; 2:9; 6:14; 6:14; 8:14; 8:14

Job

4:5; 21:6; 21:6; 22:10; 22:10; 23:15; 23:16; 23:16

Psalms

2:5; 2:5; 6:3; 6:3; 6:4; 6:4; 6:4; 30:8; 30:8; 83:16; 83:16; 83:18; 90:7; 104:29; 104:29

Proverbs

20:21; 20:21; 28:22; 28:22

Ecclesiastes

5:1; 7:9; 8:3; 8:3

Isaiah

13:8; 21:3; 21:3

Jeremiah

51:32

Ezekiel

7:27; 7:27; 26:18

Daniel

11:44; 11:44

Zephaniah

1:18; 1:18

H926

Read the Full Entry

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H926 matches the Hebrew בָּהַל (bāhal),
which occurs 39 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:3 - Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:15 - The chiefs of Edom will be terrified, the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling, the people[fn] of Canaan will melt away;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:41 - Then the Israelites counterattacked, and the Benjamites were terrified, because they realized that disaster had come on them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:21 - When the woman came to Saul and saw that he was greatly shaken, she said, “Look, your servant has obeyed you. I took my life in my hands and did what you told me to do.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:1 - When Ish-Bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel became alarmed.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:20 - When Azariah the chief priest and all the other priests looked at him, they saw that he had leprosy on his forehead, so they hurried him out. Indeed, he himself was eager to leave, because the LORD had afflicted him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:18 - Then they called out in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to terrify them and make them afraid in order to capture the city.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:21 - But Necho sent messengers to him, saying, “What quarrel is there, king of Judah, between you and me? It is not you I am attacking at this time, but the house with which I am at war. God has told me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:4 - Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building.[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:9 - She pleased him and won his favor. Immediately he provided her with her beauty treatments and special food. He assigned to her seven female attendants selected from the king’s palace and moved her and her attendants into the best place in the harem.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Est 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:14 - While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived and hurried Haman away to the banquet Esther had prepared.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:14 - The couriers, riding the royal horses, went out, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:5 - But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged; it strikes you, and you are dismayed.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:6 - When I think about this, I am terrified; trembling seizes my body.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:10 - That is why snares are all around you, why sudden peril terrifies you,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:15 - That is why I am terrified before him; when I think of all this, I fear him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:16 - God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:5 - He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:2 - Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint; heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:3 - My soul is in deep anguish. How long, LORD, how long?

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:10 - All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:7 - LORD, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain[fn] stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:5 - they saw her and were astounded; they fled in terror.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:15 - so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:17 - May they ever be ashamed and dismayed; may they perish in disgrace.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:7 - We are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:29 - When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:21 - An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:22 - The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:2 - Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:9 - Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:3 - Do not be in a hurry to leave the king’s presence. Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:8 - Terror will seize them, pain and anguish will grip them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at each other, their faces aflame.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:3 - At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor; I am staggered by what I hear, I am bewildered by what I see.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:32 - the river crossings seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers terrified.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:27 - The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and by their own standards I will judge them. “ ‘Then they will know that I am the LORD.’ ”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:18 - Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall; the islands in the sea are terrified at your collapse.’

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:44

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:44 - But reports from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:18 - Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the LORD’s wrath.” In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed, for he will make a sudden end of all who live on the earth.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NIV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NIV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Translations available: King James Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New International Version, English Standard Version, Christian Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible 2020, New American Standard Bible 1995, Legacy Standard Bible 2021, New English Translation, Revised Standard Version, American Standard Version, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Translation, Webster's Bible, Hebrew Names Version, Reina-Valera 1960, Latin Vulgate, Westminster Leningrad Codex, Septuagint, Morphological Greek New Testament, and Textus Receptus.