behal · terrify; hurry

What it means

behal (בְּהַל) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “terrify; hurry”.

To frighten, to alarm; also to hurry (Aramaic).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To take away someone's calm, making him shake inside.
2. To move quickly, without delay.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• haste ×3
• trouble you ×2
• troubled him ×2
• troubled me ×2
• troubled ×1
• were troubling me ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Daniel 2:25

  Then Arioch in haste brought Daniel before the king and said this to him: “I have found a man from the sons of the exile of Judah who will make known to the king the interpretation.”

• Daniel 3:24

  Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up in haste; he answered and said to his advisers, “Did we not throw three men bound into the midst of the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “Certainly, O king.”

• Daniel 4:5

  I saw a dream, and it made me afraid; and the imaginings on my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

• Daniel 4:19

  Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was appalled for about a moment, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream and its interpretation trouble you.” Belteshazzar answered and said, “My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you and its interpretation for your adversaries!

• Daniel 5:6

  Then the king’s color changed and his thoughts troubled him, and the joints of his hips were loosened, and his knees knocked one against the other.

• Daniel 5:9

  Then King Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his color changed on him, and his nobles were perplexed.

• Daniel 5:10

  The queen, because of the words of the king and his nobles, came into the house of the feast. The queen answered and said, “O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you, and do not let your color change.

• Daniel 6:19

  Then the king rose at dawn, at first light, and went in haste to the den of the lions.

• Daniel 7:15

  As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed within its sheath, and the visions of my head were troubling me.

• Daniel 7:28

  Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my color changed on me, but the matter I kept in my heart.”

And 1 more times.