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Lexicon :: Strong's H2048 - hāṯal

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הָתַל
Transliteration
hāṯal
Pronunciation
haw-thal'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 518

Strong’s Definitions

הָתַל hâthal, haw-thal'; a primitive root; to deride; by implication, to cheat:—deal deceitfully, deceive, mock.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H2048 in the following manner: mock (6x), deceive (3x), deal deceitfully (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H2048 in the following manner: mock (6x), deceive (3x), deal deceitfully (1x).

  1. (Piel) to mock, deceive

  2. (Pual) deceive

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הָתַל hâthal, haw-thal'; a primitive root; to deride; by implication, to cheat:—deal deceitfully, deceive, mock.
STRONGS H2048: Abbreviations
† [הָתַל] verb — only
Pi. deceive, mock, Imperfect וַיְהַתֵּל בָּהֶם 1 Kings 18:27 (secondary formation from תלל Hiph., which see; compare Thes Ol§ 257 f. near the end Sta§ 145 e; otherwise Köi. 352; see further below תלל).

† II. [תָּלַל] verb
Hiph. mock, deceive, trifle with (perhaps akin to Arabic act coquettishly; compare secondary √ [הָתַל]); — mock trifle with, with ב person: Perfect 3rd person masculine singular (בִּי) הֵ֫תֶל Genesis 31:7 (E), 2nd person masculine singular הֵתַ֫לְתָּ Judges 16:10, 13, 15; Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יְהָתֵ֫לּוּ Jeremiah 9:4, 2nd person masculine plural תְּהָתֵ֫לּוּ Job 13:9 (on both see Ges§ 53 q Baeron the passage); Infinitive construct Job 13:19 and (absolute) Exodus 8:25 (J).
Hoph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הוּתַל Isaiah 44:20 a heart (which) is deceived. — See [הָתַל], H2049 הֲתֻלִים.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:7

Exodus

8:25

Judges

16:10; 16:13; 16:15

1 Kings

18:27

Job

13:9; 13:19

Isaiah

44:20

Jeremiah

9:4