הִלּוּלhillûwl

rejoicing, praise

Pronunciation: hil-lool' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1974

Meanings

1. i.e. a vintage-rejoicing, merry-making, connected with thanksgiving (Judges 9:27; Judges 9:4)

2. of praise to ׳ י (Leviticus 19:24)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Leviticus 19:24 In the fourth year the entire crop must be consecrated to the Lord as a celebration of praise.
  • Judges 9:27 During the annual harvest festival at Shechem, held in the temple of the local god, the wine flowed freely, and everyone began cursing Abimelech.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).