Hebrew verb · H2151
זָלַל
zalalzaw-lal'
to shake; be vile
8 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: zâlal
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H2151is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 39Old Testament books
- 7spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H2151
to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
The King James renders it: blow down, glutton, riotous (eater), vile.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
zalal is rendered "to shake; be vile". It stands 8 times in the Hebrew text, across five books.
- Three of the uses stand in Proverbs, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to shake".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Deuteronomy 21:20and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
Deuteronomy 21:20זוֹלֵ֖ל
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's eight uses are in Proverbs.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to shake, and be vile.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to shakeStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereDeuteronomy 21:20and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us… |
| be vileStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- they shook2
- a glutton1
- among gluttons of1
- and a glutton1
- despised1
- from worthless1
- gluttons1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 8, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- נָזֹֽלּוּ׃2
- בְּזֹלֲלֵ֖י1
- וְ֭זוֹלֵל1
- זוֹלֵ֖ל1
- זוֹלֵלָֽה׃ ס1
- זֽ֝וֹלְלִ֗ים1
- מִזּוֹלֵ֖ל1
The grammar of each form
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common plural2HVNp3cp
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular1HC/Vqrmsa
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1HR/Vqrmpc
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular1HR/Vqrmsa
- verb · simple (qal), participle · feminine singular1HVqrfsa
- verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural1HVqrmpa
- verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular1HVqrmsa
Deuteronomy
one use
and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
- זוֹלֵ֖לzolelverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: a glutton
Proverbs
three uses
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
- בְּזֹלֲלֵ֖יbezolaleipreposition + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: among gluttons of
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
- וְ֭זוֹלֵלvezolelconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: and a glutton
A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
- זֽ֝וֹלְלִ֗יםzolimverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: gluttons
Isaiah
two uses
If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,
- נָזֹֽלּוּ׃nazoluverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they shook
When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.
- נָזֹֽלּוּ׃nazoluverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they shook
Jeremiah
one use
Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.
- מִזּוֹלֵ֖לmizolelpreposition + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: from worthless
Lamentations
one use
All her people groan as they search for bread. They have traded their treasures for food to keep themselves alive. Look, O LORD, and consider, for I have become despised.
- זוֹלֵלָֽה׃ סzolelahverb · simple (qal), participle · feminine singulartagged: despised
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.