STRONGS G214:
ἀλαλάζω; [from Pindar down];
a. properly,
to repeat frequently the cry ἀλαλά, as soldiers used to do on entering battle,
b. universally,
to utter a joyful shout:
Psalm 46:2 (
Ps. 47:2);
Psalm 65:2 (
Ps. 66:2); and in secular writings
c. to wail, lament:
Mark 5:38 (
הֵילִיל Jeremiah 4:8;
Jeremiah 32:20 (
Jer. 25:34)); cf.
ὀλολύζω, Latin
ululare. [Synonyms: see
κλαίω at the end]
d. to ring loudly, to clang:
1 Corinthians 13:1 [cf.
ἐν κυμβάλοις ἀλαλαγμοῦ,
Psalm 150:5].
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