Midvash

בָּהַלbâhal

disquieted

Pronunciation: baw-hal' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H926

Meanings

Niph`al

1. be disturbed, dismayed, terrified (Genesis 45:3; Judges 20:41; 1 Samuel 28:21)

2. be in haste, hasty (Ecclesiastes 8:3; Proverbs 28:22)

Pi`el: suffix, Particle (Esther 2:9; Daniel 11:44; Job 22:10)

1. dismay, terrify (2 Chronicles 32:18; Daniel 11:44; Job 22:10)

2. hasten, make haste, act hastily (2 Chronicles 35:21; Esther 2:9; Ecclesiastes 5:1)

Pu`al: hastened, hastily gained (Esther 8:14; Proverbs 20:21)

Hiph`il

1. dismay, terrify (Job 23:16)

2. hasten, hurry (2 Chronicles 26:20; Esther 6:14)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 39 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 45:3 “I am Joseph!” he said to his brothers. “Is my father still alive?” But his brothers were speechless! They were stunned to realize that Joseph was standing there in front of them.
  • Exodus 15:15 The leaders of Edom are terrified; the nobles of Moab tremble. All who live in Canaan melt away;
  • Judges 20:41 the men of Israel turned and attacked. At this point the men of Benjamin became terrified, because they realized disaster was close at hand.
  • 1 Samuel 28:21 When the woman saw how distraught he was, she said, “Sir, I obeyed your command at the risk of my life.
  • 2 Samuel 4:1 When Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, heard about Abner’s death at Hebron, he lost all courage, and all Israel became paralyzed with fear.
  • 2 Chronicles 26:20 When Azariah the high priest and all the other priests saw the leprosy, they rushed him out. And the king himself was eager to get out because the Lord had struck him.
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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).