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עֲלִילָה

𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄

ʻălîylâh

H5949 noun

SILEX Entry

Root עלל to act, to do, to deal, to behave

Definition

Act, deed, or action—an individual act performed by a person or deity, typically emphasizing the result or outcome rather than the process. In some contexts, may refer to a noteworthy accomplishment or exploit. Can describe actions of both positive and negative moral valence, depending on context. Rarely, it carries the sense of a pretext, opportunity, or occasion for action.

Semantic Range

act, deed, accomplishment, exploit, performance, behavior, work, opportunity, pretext, occasion for action

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root עָלַל (‘-l-l), which in its various forms connotes 'to act, do, deal, treat'—especially with a sense of purposeful or notable action. עֲלִילָה is a feminine noun formation indicating the product or result of such actions—thus an act, deed, or performance.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In biblical usage, עֲלִילָה regularly denotes an act or deed for which the doer (human or divine) may be praised or held responsible. The word can refer to mighty works or exploits (positive or negative, e.g., Psalm 66:5, 'the works of God'), or to wrongful, wicked, or criminal deeds (e.g., Jeremiah 32:19). Thus, the term's valence is context-dependent. It is less common than the general term מַעֲשֶׂה (maʿăseh). In post-exilic and later Hebrew, the word gradually became more rare. English translations vary—sometimes 'deed,' 'act,' 'work,' or (in archaic translations) 'invention' or 'occasion,' but the latter sense is only weakly attested and contextually limited. Later religious translations sometimes render the term with connotations derived from later Judaism (e.g., 'Jewish invention'), but this is anachronistic for biblical usage.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or עֲלִלָה; from עָלַל in the sense of effecting; an exploit (of God), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity; act(-ion), deed, doing, invention, occasion, work.

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Root Family

עלל (ʿ-l-l) — to act, to do, to deal, to behave

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4606 מֵעָל from sunset-enterings-of
H4611 מַעֲלָל in his deeds
H5931 עִלָּה contrived pretext
H5943 עִלַּי the Exalted One
H5948 עֲלִיל refining crucible

Word Forms

11 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5949-05 עֲלִֽילֹתָ֑י/ו alilotayv HNcfpc/Sp3ms his deeds his deeds 6
H5949-02 עֲלִילֹ֣ת alilot HNcfpc actions deeds of 4
H5949-03 עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑/ם alilotam HNcfpc/Sp3mp their deeds their deeds 4
H5949-06 עֲלִיל֣וֹתֵי/כֶ֔ם aliloteykhem HNcfpc/Sp2mp deeds your acts 2
H5949-01 עֲלִילָ֗ה alilah HNcfsa deed deed 2
H5949-04 עֲלִילֹתַ֔יִ/ךְ alilotayikhe HNcfpc/Sp2fs your-doings your deeds 1
H5949-11 וְ/כַ/עֲלִילֽוֹתֵי/כֶ֤ם vekhaaliloteykhem HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp2mp nor-according-to-doings-your your deeds 1
H5949-07 וּ/בַ/עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑/ם uvaalilotam HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp3mp and by their doings and in their deeds 1
H5949-10 וְ/כַ/עֲלִילוֹתַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ vekhaalilotayikhe HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp2fs and according to your deeds and as your deeds 1
H5949-09 וְ/כַ/עֲלִילוֹתָ֖/ם vekhaalilotam HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp3mp and-according-to-their-doings and according to their deeds 1

Occurrences in Scripture

24 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5949-02 Deuteronomy 22:14 עֲלִילֹ֣ת alilot HNcfpc occasions deeds of
H5949-02 Deuteronomy 22:17 עֲלִילֹ֨ת alilot HNcfpc occasions of speech deeds of
H5949-02 1 Samuel 2:3 עֲלִלֽוֹת alilot HNcfpa actions deeds of
H5949-05 Isaiah 12:4 עֲלִֽילֹתָ֑י/ו alilotayv HNcfpc/Sp3ms his deeds his deeds
H5949-03 Ezekiel 14:22 עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑/ם alilotam HNcfpc/Sp3mp doings their deeds
H5949-03 Ezekiel 14:23 עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑/ם alilotam HNcfpc/Sp3mp their deeds their deeds
H5949-06 Ezekiel 20:43 עֲלִיל֣וֹתֵי/כֶ֔ם aliloteykhem HNcfpc/Sp2mp deeds your acts
H5949-11 Ezekiel 20:44 וְ/כַ/עֲלִילֽוֹתֵי/כֶ֤ם vekhaaliloteykhem HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp2mp nor-according-to-doings-your your deeds
H5949-06 Ezekiel 21:29 עֲלִילֽוֹתֵי/כֶ֑ם aliloteykhem HNcfpc/Sp2mp your deeds your acts
H5949-10 Ezekiel 24:14 וְ/כַ/עֲלִילוֹתַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ vekhaalilotayikhe HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp2fs and according to your deeds and as your deeds
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