Hebrew noun (feminine) · H5949
עֲלִילָה
alilahal-ee-law'
wantonness
24 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ʻălîylâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5949is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 39Old Testament books
- 22spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H5949
an exploit (of God), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity
The King James renders it: act(-ion), deed, doing, invention, occasion, work.
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
alilah is rendered "wantonness". It stands 24 times in the Hebrew text, across seven books.
- Nine of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Deuteronomy 22:14and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”
- The Greek text spells it twenty-two different ways.
The first use
and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”
Deuteronomy 22:14עֲלִילֹ֣ת
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Nine of the word's twenty-four uses are in Psalms.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- deeds his6
- practices their3
- practices your3
- and according to practices your2
- deed2
- deeds of2
- and according to practices their1
- and by practices their1
- and on deeds your1
- deeds1
- deeds their1
- practices1
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.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| עֲלִיָּה | aliah | upper room | Uses20 |
| עֲלִיל | alil | furnace | Uses1 |
| עֲלִיצוּת | alitsuth | exultation | Uses1 |
| עֲלִילִיָּה | aliliah | deed | Uses1 |
All 24, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
22 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
- עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑ם2
- עֲלִילוֹתָֽם׃2
- וּֽבַעֲלִ֖ילוֹתֶ֣יךָ1
- וּבַעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑ם1
- וְכַעֲלִילוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙1
- וְכַעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם1
- וְכַעֲלִילוֹתָ֖ם1
- עֲלִילָ֗ה1
- עֲ֝לִילָ֗ה1
- עֲלִילוֹתָ֑יו1
- עֲלִֽילוֹתָֽיו׃1
- עֲלִילֽוֹתָיו׃1
and 10 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular6HNcfpc/Sp3ms
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural4HNcfpc/Sp3mp
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp3mp
- noun · feminine plural2HNcfpa
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HNcfpc
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural2HNcfpc/Sp2mp
- noun · feminine singular2HNcfsa
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp2fs
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp2mp
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp2ms
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1HNcfpc/Sp2fs
Deuteronomy
two uses
and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”
- עֲלִילֹ֣תʾalilotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: deeds of
And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders.
- עֲלִילֹ֨תʾalilotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: deeds of
1 Samuel
one use
Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
- עֲלִלֽוֹת׃alilotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: deeds
1 Chronicles
one use
“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
- עֲלִילֹתָֽיו׃ʾalilotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: deeds his
Psalms
nine uses
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
- עֲלִֽילוֹתָֽיו׃alilotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: deeds his
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
- עֲלִילָ֗הʾalilahnoun · feminine singulartagged: deed
Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
- עֲ֝לִילָ֗הʾalilahnoun · feminine singulartagged: deed
I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.
- וּֽבַעֲלִ֖ילוֹתֶ֣יךָuvaaliloteikhaconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and on deeds your
They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.
- עֲלִילוֹתָ֑יוalilotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: deeds his
O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.
- עֲלִילוֹתָֽם׃alilotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: deeds their
He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel.
- עֲלִילֽוֹתָיו׃alilotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: deeds his
Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
- עֲלִילוֹתָֽיו׃alilotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: deeds his
Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
- עֲלִל֨וֹת׀alilotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: practices
Isaiah
one use
and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
- עֲלִֽילֹתָ֑יוʾalilotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: deeds his
Ezekiel
eight uses
Yet, behold, some survivors will be left in it—sons and daughters who will be brought out. They will come out to you, and when you see their conduct and actions, you will be comforted regarding the disaster I have brought upon Jerusalem—all that I have brought upon it.
- עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑םalilotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: practices their
They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
- עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑םalilotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: practices their
There you will remember your ways and all the deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evils you have done.
- עֲלִיל֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םaliloteikhemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: practices your
Then you will know, O house of Israel, that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for the sake of My name and not according to your wicked ways and corrupt acts, declares the Lord GOD.”
- וְכַעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֤םvekhaaliloteikhemconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: and according to practices your
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have drawn attention to your guilt, exposing your transgressions, so that your sins are revealed in all your deeds—because you have come to remembrance—you shall be taken in hand.
- עֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םaliloteikhemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: practices your
I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
- וְכַעֲלִילוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙vekhaalilotayikhconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: and according to practices your
“Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity.
- וּבַעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑םuvaalilotamconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and by practices their
I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds.
- וְכַעֲלִילוֹתָ֖םvekhaalilotamconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: and according to practices their
Zephaniah
two uses
I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.
- עֲלִילוֹתָֽם׃alilotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: practices their
On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.
- עֲלִילֹתַ֔יִךְʾalilotayikhnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: practices your
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.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.