Hebrew Word Study Glory, Praise תְּהִלָּה: HALOT, WSOTDICT, STGHD

  I תְּהִלָּה: II הלל, Bauer-Leander Heb. 495n; MHeb., DSS (Kuhn Konkordanz 230), תהלה praise, song of praise; pl. masc. תְּהִלִּים as a designation for the Book of Psalms (Dalman Wörterbuch 439a; Levy Wb. 4: 629); so also in the title of the Psalter, which groups all the Psalms together, see Michel Grundlegung 1: 42; cf. also Kraus BK 155, p. 1; תִּלִּים < תְּהִלִּים the Book of Psalms (Dalman Wörterbuch 443a; Levy Wb. 4: 639f, תִּילִּים); SamP. tēllå: cstr. תְּהִלַּת; sf. תְּהִלָּתִי, תְּהִלָּֽתְךָ, תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ Ps 35:28, Secunda θελαθαχ (Brönno Morph. 181), תְּהִלָּתוֹ, pl. תְּהִלֹּ(וֹ)ת; on תְּהִלָּתֶיךָ Ps 9:15 see Gunkel Ps. 36: this writing probably means תְּהִלֹּתֶיךָ pl., as is supposed by the Versions; in contrast MT takes it as sg. תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ; the context probably gives preference to the pl.

  For bibliography see Frank Crüsemann Studien zur Formgeschichte von Hymnus und Danklied in Israel (WMANT 32, 1969), which at the beginning (pp. 1-11) includes a comprehensive report of relevant research.

  —1. glory, praise: a) תְּהִלַּת מוֹאָב Jr 48:2, יִשְׂרָאֵל Dt 10:21 (יהוה תְהִלָּֽתְךָ), Dt 26:19 (לִתְהִלָּה); תְּהִלַּת כָּל־הָאָרֶץ Jr 51:41 (sbj. שֵׁשַׁךְ meaning בָּבֶל); תְּ׳ בָּאָרֶץ Is 62:7, תְּ׳ לְכָל־חֲסִידָיו praise for all his faithful (NRSV) Ps 148:14.

  —b) עִיר תְּהִלָּה the city of praise Jr 49:25, referring to דַּמֶּשֶׂק (see v.23); the Q reading is תְּהִלַּת, which is perhaps to be taken as תְּהִלָּתִי, so Rudolph Jer.3 292).

  —c) שִׂים לִתְ׳ Zeph 3:19 and נָתַן לִתְ׳ 3:20 to instigate praise.

  —2. it is not always easy to distinguish with certainty this meaning from 3 below; praise, song of praise for God or Yahweh: a) תְּהִלָּה Jr 13:11, Ps 40:4 (parallel with שִׁיר חָדָשׁ), 62:2.

  —b) תְּהִלַּת יהוה Ps 145:21.

  —cα) תְּהִלָּתִי Is 42:8, 10 43:21 48:9; β) תְּהִלָּֽתְכָ/תֶֽךָ Ps 9:15 (see above under the forms), 35:28 48:11 51:17 71:8, 14 79:13 106:47/1C 16:35; γ) תְּהִלָּתוֹ Is 42:12, Hab 3:3 (or as II תְּ׳), Ps 34:2 66:2, 8 102:22 106:2, 12 111:10; Is 42:10 Ps 149:1 (parallel with שִׁיר חָדָשׁ).

  —d) the name of the gates of the New Jerusalem תְּהִלָּה parallel with יְשׁוּעָה as the name of its walls Is 60:18; תְּהִלָּה :: רוּחַ כֵּהָה Is 61:3.

  —3. song of praise, which is struck up by a person: a) תְּהִלָּה Is 61:11 Jr 33:9 Ps 33:1 100:4 119:171 147:1 Neh 9:5 (parallel with בְּרָכָה), 2C 20:22 (parallel with רִנָּה).

  —bα) תְּהִלָּתִי Jr 17:14 Ps 22:26 71:6 109:1; β) תְּהִלָֽתְךָ Dt 10:21.

  —4. a technical musical term (used also to designate a type of song) cf. Mowinckel Ps. Stud. 4: 7; also Mowinckel Israel’s Worship 2: 209f; Gunkel-Begrich Einl. Ps. 59; Kraus BK 155 20f: תְּהִלָּה Ps 145:1, שִׁיר תְּהִלָּה song of praise Neh 12:46, רֹאשׁ הַתְּ׳ (textual emendation) the leader of the songs of praise Neh 11:7.

  —5. pl.: a) songs of praise תְּהִלּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל Ps 22:4, on this cf. Kraus BK 155 321, 326; also Hartmut Gese Vom Sinai zum Zion (Alttestamentliche Beiträge zur evang. Theologie 64; 1974) 186; the cj. תּוֹחֶלֶת (so e.g. KBL) is not necessary.

  —bα) praiseworthy actions: תְּהִלֹּ(וֹ)ת יהוה Is 60:6 63:7 Ps 78:4; נוֹרָא תְהִלֹּת Ex 15:11; β) תְּהִלָּתֶיךָ = ? תְּהִלֹּתֶיךָ Ps 9:15 see above under the forms.

  —6. expressions (selected): a) as 1a: with נָתַן (לְ) Dt 26:19; with שִׂים Is 62:7; with תפשׂ nif. Jr 51:41; as 1b: with עָזַב (delete לֹא) Jr 49:25; as 1c, see there.

  —b) as 2a: with I דָמָה Ps 65:2 (cj. pt. דֹּמִיָּה); with נָתַן Ps 40:4; as 2b: with דבר pi. Ps 145:21 (sbj. פִּי); as 2c: α) with חָטַם Is 48:9; with נָתַן (לֹא) Is 42:8, 10; with I ספר pi. Is 43:21; β): with הגה Ps 35:28; with יסף (עַל) hif. Ps 71:14; with מלא nif. Ps 71:8; with I שׁבח hitp. (בְּ) Ps 106:47/1C 16:35; γ): with מָלֵא Hab 3:3 (also → II תְּהִלָּה); with עָמַד Ps 111:10; with שׁיר Is 42:10 Ps 106:12 149:1; with שׁמע hif. Ps 66:8 106:2.

  —c) as 3a: with בּוֹא (בְּ) Ps 100:4; with I חלל hif. 2C 20:22; with נבע hif. Ps 119:171; with צמח hif. Ps 119:171; with רום polal pt. Neh 9:5 (מְרוֹמָם); as 3bα): with II חָרַשׁ (אַל) Ps 109:1.

  —d) as 5a: with יָשַׁב (יוֹשֵׁב תְּהִלּוֹת, see Gesenius-Kautzsch Gramm. §117bb; Bauer-Leander Heb. 217a; R. Meyer Gramm. §105: 3b) Ps 22:4; as 5bα): with בשׂר pi. Is 60:6; with I זכר hif. Is 63:7; with ירא nif. Ex 15:11; with ספר pi. Ps 78:4; β): with ספר pi. (obj. תְּהִלָּתֶיךָ for (?) תְּהִלֹּתֶיךָ) Ps 9:15. †

DSS Dead Sea Scrolls; → Dam.; DJD; Kuhn Konkordanz

masc. masculine

cf. confer, comparable with

< develops from

cstr. construct state of a noun

WMANT Wissenschaftliche Monographien zum Alten und Neuen Testament, Neukirchen

Q qerē (:: K); → Meyer Gramm. §17.2; Würthwein Text 19f; for Qumran cf. DJD and Lohse Texte p. x for abbreviations in particular texts

:: in contrast with

cf. confer, comparable with

cf. confer, comparable with

cj. conjectural reading

KBL → Koehler-B. Lexicon

= the same as

cj. conjectural reading

hif. hifʿil

hitp. hitpaʿel; hitpaʿal

→ see further

hif. hifʿil

hif. hifʿil

hif. hifʿil

hif. hifʿil

hif. hifʿil

† every Biblical reference quoted

Ludwig Koehler et al., The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1994–2000), 1692–1693.

8416. תְּהִלָּה tehillāh: A feminine noun meaning praise, a song of praise. This word is a noun derived from the verb hālal (1984), which connotes genuine appreciation for the great actions or the character of its object. It is used especially of the adoration and thanksgiving that humanity renders to God (Ps. 34:1[2]). By extension, it also represents the character of God that deserves praise (Ps. 111:10); and the specific divine acts that elicit human veneration (Ex. 15:11). It can also refer to the condition of fame and renown that comes with receiving this sort of praise and, as such, was applied to God (Deut. 10:21; Hab. 3:3); Israel (Deut. 26:19; Jer. 13:11); Jerusalem (Isa. 62:7; Zeph. 3:19, 20); Damascus (Jer. 49:25); Moab (Jer. 48:2); Babylon (Jer. 51:41). In late Hebrew, this term became a technical term for a psalm of praise. In this capacity, it is used in the title of Psalm 145 to designate it as David’s Psalm of Praise. It has also become the Hebrew title for the entire book of Psalms.

Warren Baker and Eugene E. Carpenter, The Complete Word Study Dictionary: Old Testament (Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 2003), 1214–1215.

Hebrew Strong’s Number: 8416

Hebrew Word: תְּהִלָּה

Transliteration: t ehillâ

Phonetic Pronunciation: teh-hil-law’

Root: from <H1984>

Cross Reference: TWOT - 500c

Part of Speech: n f

Vine’s Words: Praise (To)

Usage Notes:

English Words used in KJV:

    praise 57

    [Total Count: 57]

from <H1984> (halal); laudation; specifically (concrete) a hymn:- praise.

TWOT Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament Hebrew

n Noun Hebrew

f Feminine Hebrew / Greek

James Strong, “‏תְּהִלָּה‎,” Strong’s Talking Greek and Hebrew Dictionary (WORDsearch, 2020).

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