בְּהַל behal
Hebrew word for “to dismay” · Strong’s H927 · used 11 times in 10 verses
Meaning
1) (Pual) to frighten, alarm, dismay; 2) (Ithpa'al) to hurry, hasten; 3) (Ithpa'al) alarmed (part.)
How it is translated
Glosses given for behal in context, with how often each is used:
- alarmed 6
- haste 3
- alarm 2
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 11 | 1.9 |
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 5 (3), Daniel 4 (2), Daniel 7 (2), Daniel 2 (1), Daniel 3 (1), Daniel 6 (1)
Forms
- יבהלנני 3
- בהתבהלה 2
- יבהלנה 1
- יבהלך 1
- יבהלונה 1
- מתבהל 1
- יבהלוך 1
- ובהתבהלה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with behal more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אֱדַיִן edayin “then” 6
- מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 7
- רַעְיוֹן rayon “thought” 4
- זִיו ziv “splendor” 4
- שְׁנָא shena “to change” 4
- דָּנִיֵּאל daniyyel “Daniel” 4
- אֲמַר amar “to say” 4
- עֲנָה anah “to answer” 3
- דִּי di “that” 4
- אַל al “not” 2
- עַל al “since” 3
- רַבְרְבָן ravrevan “noble” 2
Key verses
The verses using behal that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Daniel 2:25 — Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king…
- Daniel 3:24 — Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of…
- Daniel 4:5 — I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
- Daniel 4:19 — Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream,…
- Daniel 5:6 — Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
- Daniel 5:9 — Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
- Daniel 5:10 — Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy…
- Daniel 6:19 — Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
- Daniel 7:15 — I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
- Daniel 7:28 — Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
See all 10 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.