Lexicon palal: to intervene, interpose Original Word: פָּלַלPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: palal Phonetic Spelling: (paw-lal') Short Definition: pray NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definitionto intervene, interpose NASB Translationexpected (1), intercede (2), interceded (1), interposed (1), made judgment favorable (1), make supplication (1), mediate (1), pray (36), prayed (28), praying (8), prays (4).
Brown-Driver-Briggs [ מָּלַל] 84 verb probably intervene, interpose (hence both arbitrate, judge, and intercede, pray, compare Dr 1Samuel 2:25; Late Hebrew פלל (rare), נתפלל, pray, מִּילּוּל act of prayer, מְּלִילָה judicial matter; — otherwise We Heid. (2), 126 who conjectures derivation for הִתְמַּלֵּל from Arabic  notch edge (of sword, etc.), i.e. cut one-self in worship); — Pi`el mediate, judge: Perfect3masculine singular consecutive, arbitrate, suffix וּפִלְלוֺ 1 Samuel 2:25 (but read probably 3 plural וּפִלְלוּ We Dr and others, word-play with ׳יִתְפ following); 2 feminine singular מִּלַּלְתְּ Ezekiel 16:52 mediate for (ל person) namely, through thine own sins; 1 singular מִּלָּ֑לְתִּי Genesis 48:11 (E; possibly denominative from פליל) I did not judge (have the opinion, expect) to see, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיְפַלֵּל Psalm 106:30 (absolute) he interposed (by slaying offender). Hithpa`el80 Perfect3masculine singular הִתְמַּלֵּל 1 Kings 8:42; 1singular הִתְמַּלָּ֑לְתִּי 1 Samuel 1:27, etc.; Imperfect יִתְמַּלֵּל Psalm 32:6 +; יִתְמַּלֶּלֿ 1 Samuel 2:25; 1singular אֶתְאֶתְמּלָּ֑ל Psalm 5:3, etc.;Imperative הִתְמַּלֵּל Numbers 21:7 +, etc.; Infinitive construct הִתְמַּלֵּל Ezekiel 10:1 +, etc.; Participle מִתְמַּלֵּל Jeremiah 42:4 +, etc.; — 1 specifically intercede (with ׳י), with בעד, on behalf of Genesis 20:7; Numbers 21:7 (E) Deuteronomy 9:20; 1 Samuel 12:23 6t.; with לִ, 1 Samuel 2:25; אֶליֿהוה Numbers 11:2; Numbers 21:7 (JE) Deuteronomy 9:26; with בעד + אליֿהוה 1 Samuel 7:5; Jeremiah 29:7 4t.; אלהֿאלהים Genesis 20:17 (E); with על for2Chronicles 30:18; Job 42:8 (late). 2 Generally pray, with אֶל, unto idol Isaiah 44:17; Isaiah 45:20; unto Israel Isaiah 45:14; ׳בוֺא אלמֿקדשׁ להתפ Isaiah 16:12. 3 pray (to ׳י), absolute 1 Kings 8:33; 2 Kings 6:17; Ezra 10:1; Daniel 9:20; 2Chronicles 6:24; 7:1,14, with ׳אֶליֿ 1 Samuel 1:26; 1 Samuel 8:6; 2 Kings 4:33; 2 Kings 6:18; 2 Kings 20:2 = Isaiah 38:2 2Chronicles 32:24, + 10 t.; ׳תפלה אֶליֿ ׳הִתְפ 2 Samuel 7:27; 1 Kings 8:54; על יהוה 1 Samuel 1:10 (readאֶל); לִפְנֵי 1 Samuel 1:12; 1 Kings 8:28 + 5t.; with לְ Daniel 9:4; with אֶל of thing prayed for 1 Samuel 1:27; with אֶל against 2 Kings 19:20 = Isaiah 37:21(read עַל); עַלזֹֿאת because of this2Chronicles 32:20; Psalm 32:6; with אֶל location: אֶלֿ הַמָּקוֺם 1 Kings 8:29,30,35 2Chronicles 6:20,21,26; אֶלהַֿבַּית 1 Kings 8:42 2Chronicles 6:32; with accusative דֶּרֶךְ הָעִיר 1 Kings 8:44 2Chronicles 6:34; דֶּרֶךְ אַרְצָם 1 Kings 8:48 2Chronicles 6:38. 4 of poetical, liturgical prayer, absolute 1 Samuel 2:1, with אֶל Jonah 2:2.
Strong's entreat, judgment, make prayer make supplication A primitive root; to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray -- intreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication. |
