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title: יְלָלָה — howling · The Tanakh dictionary
description: יְלָלָה (3215), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 5 times: howling. BDB 1906: n.f. howling. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# יְלָלָה

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«יְלָלָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **howling** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 5 times · **Key:** 3215 · **BDB:** יְלָלָה

### Glosses

wailing (3); of.the.wailing (1); the.wailing (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

howling [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/3215/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. howling [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/3215/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. howling;—וִילָלָה Zp 1:10; cstr. יִֽלֲלַת. Je 25:36; Zc 11:3; יִלְלָתָהּ Is 15:8(×2);—howling in distress Is 15:8(×2) (‖ זְעָקָה), Je 25:36 (of leaders of flock, metaph. for princes; ‖ קול צעקה), Zp 1:10 (‖ id.); קול יִֽלֲלַת הָרֹעִים Zc 11:3 (רעים metaph. for princes).

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (2 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «יְלָלָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/3215/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Jeremiah 25:36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.25.36/)

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ק֚וֹל צַעֲקַ֣ת הָֽרֹעִ֔ים וִֽילְלַ֖ת אַדִּירֵ֣י הַצֹּ֑אן כִּֽי־שֹׁדֵ֥ד יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מַרְעִיתָֽם׃

*Word for word:* the.sound of.the.cry.of.distress of the.shepherds and the.wailing of.the.noble.\[ones\] of the.flock (dm) \[is\].destroying Yahweh (et) pasture their

*JPS 1917:* Hark! the cry of the shepherds, and the wailing of the leaders of the flock! For the LORD despoileth their pasture.

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[Zechariah 11:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.11.3/)

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ק֚וֹל יִֽלְלַ֣ת הָרֹעִ֔ים כִּ֥י שֻׁדְּדָ֖ה אַדַּרְתָּ֑ם ק֚וֹל שַׁאֲגַ֣ת כְּפִירִ֔ים כִּ֥י שֻׁדַּ֖ד גְּא֥וֹן הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ס

*Word for word:* the.sound of.the.wailing of the.shepherds (dm) it.has.been.devastated splendor their \[the\].sound of.\[the\].roaring of.young.lions (dm) it.has.been.devastated the.thicket\[s\] of the.Jordan

*JPS 1917:* Hark! the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is spoiled; Hark! the roaring of young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are spoiled.

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