Midvash

יְלָלָהyᵉlâlâh

howling (Zephaniah 1:10; Jeremiah 25:36; Zechariah 11:3; Isaiah 15:8)

Pronunciation: yel-aw-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3215

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Isaiah 15:8 A cry of distress echoes through the land of Moab from one end to the other— from Eglaim to Beer-elim.
  • Jeremiah 25:36 Listen to the frantic cries of the shepherds. The leaders of the flock are wailing in despair, for the Lord is ruining their pastures.
  • Zephaniah 1:10 “On that day,” says the Lord, “a cry of alarm will come from the Fish Gate and echo throughout the New Quarter of the city. And a great crash will sound from the hills.
  • Zechariah 11:3 Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their rich pastures are destroyed. Hear the young lions roaring, for their thickets in the Jordan Valley are ruined.
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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).