בְּהַל
be.hal
“to dismay”
Definition
to terrify, hasten
(Aramaic) corresponding to H926 (בָּהַל);
- (Pual) to frighten, alarm, dismay 2) (Ithpa'al) to hurry, hasten 3) (Ithpa'al) alarmed (part.)
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Occurrences
בְּהַל appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Arioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”
Suddenly King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and asked his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, firmly bound, into the fire?”“Certainly, O king,” they replied.
his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face grew even more pale, and his nobles were bewildered.
Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.