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הָלָא

𐤄𐤋𐤀

hâlâʼ

H1972 verb

SILEX Entry

Root הלא to be distant, to make distant, to go further

Definition

To withdraw, be distant, or to send away. The verb denotes an action of removing, casting away, or causing something or someone to become far or remote. Can be used both in concrete (physical distance, removal) and more figurative senses (alienation, estrangement).

Semantic Range

to remove, to cast off, to send away, to be distant, to make or become remote, to estrange

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root הל״א or from the adverbial form הָלְאָה (hal'āh), meaning 'onward,' 'further,' or 'beyond.' The root itself may contain the idea of distance or moving away. This denominative formation indicates causation or action relating to becoming or making distant.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The verb הָלָא (hâlâʼ) is rare in Biblical Hebrew and occurs only in specific contexts, such as Daniel 2:12, usually in Aramaic-influenced or late biblical texts. Its nuance is derived from the adverbial form הָלְאָה, often used to indicate movement away from a point in space or progression in narrative. The word does not have a wide attestation and is used mostly where the biblical text seeks to highlight separation, removal, or distance, particularly in connection with divine or royal displeasure or decree. Standard English translations may render this verb as 'remove,' 'cast away,' or 'put far away,' but none fully capture the nuance of remoteness or movement away implied in the underlying Hebrew. The term is not interchangeable with other Hebrew roots for 'remove' (e.g., סוּר, רָחַק), as it carries the specific sense of being made distant.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

probably denominatively from הָלְאָהxlit hâlᵉâh corrected to hâlᵉʼâh; to remove or be remote; cast far off.

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Root Family

הלא (h-l-ʾ) — to be distant, to make distant, to go further

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1972-01 וְ/הַ/נַּהֲלָאָ֖ה vehanahalaah HC/Td/VNsfsa and-the-cast-far the sent-away one 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1972-01 Micah 4:7 וְ/הַ/נַּהֲלָאָ֖ה vehanahalaah HC/Td/VNsfsa and-the-cast-far the sent-away one
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