STRONGS NUMBER H6419


Word Summary
palal: to intervene, interpose
Original Word: פָלַל
Transliteration: palal
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-lal')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to intervene, interpose
Meaning: to judge, to intercede, pray
Strong's Concordance
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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H6419. palal

[מָּלַל‎]84 verb probably intervene, interpose (hence both arbitrate, judge, and intercede, pray, compare Dr1 Samuel 2:25; Late Hebrew פלל‎ (rare), נתפלל‎, pray, מִּילּוּלact of prayer, מְּלִילָהjudicial matter; — otherwise WeHeid. (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 וּפִלְלוֺ1 Samuel 2:25 (but read probably 3 plural וּפִלְלוּ‎ We Dr and others, word-play with ׳יִתְפ‎ following); 2 feminine singular מִּלַּלְתְּEzekiel 16:52 mediate for (ל‎ person) namely, through thine own sins; 1 singular מִּלָּ֑לְתִּיGenesis 48:11 (E; possibly denominative from פליל‎) I did not judge (have the opinion, expect) to see, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיְפַלֵּלPsalm 106:30 (absolute) he interposed (by slaying offender).

Hithpa`el80 Perfect3masculine singular הִתְמַּלֵּל1 Kings 8:42; 1singular הִתְמַּלָּ֑לְתִּי1 Samuel 1:27, etc.; Imperfect יִתְמַּלֵּלPsalm 32:6 +; יִתְמַּלֶּלֿ1 Samuel 2:25; 1singular אֶתְאֶתְמּלָּ֑לPsalm 5:3, etc.;Imperative הִתְמַּלֵּלNumbers 21:7 +, etc.; Infinitive construct הִתְמַּלֵּלEzekiel 10:1 +, etc.; Participle מִתְמַּלֵּלJeremiah 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, 2:25; אֶליֿהוהNumbers 11:2; 21:7 (JE) Deuteronomy 9:26; with בעד‎ + אליֿהוה1 Samuel 7:5; Jeremiah 29:7 4t.; אלהֿאלהיםGenesis 20:17 (E); with עלfor2 Chronicles 30:18; Job 42:8 (late).

2 Generally pray, with אֶל‎, unto idol Isaiah 44:17; 45:20; unto Israel 45:14; להתפ אלמֿקדשׁ ׳בוֺא16:12.

3 pray (to ׳י‎), absolute 1 Kings 8:33; 2 Kings 6:17; Ezra 10:1; Daniel 9:20; 2 Chronicles 6:24; 7:1, 14, with ׳אֶליֿ1 Samuel 1:26; 8:6; 2 Kings 4:33; 6:18; 20:2 = Isaiah 38:2 2 Chronicles 32:24, + 10 t.; ׳הִתְפ אֶליֿ ׳תפלה2 Samuel 7:27; 1 Kings 8:54; יהוה על1 Samuel 1:10 (readאֶל‎); לִפְנֵי1:12; 1 Kings 8:28 + 5t.; with לְDaniel 9:4; with אֶל‎ of thing prayed for 1 Samuel 1:27; with אֶלagainst 2 Kings 19:20 = Isaiah 37:21(read עַל‎); עַלזֹֿאתbecause of this2 Chronicles 32:20; Psalm 32:6; with אֶל‎ location: הַמָּקוֺם אֶלֿ1 Kings 8:29-30, 35 2 Chronicles 6:20-21, 26; אֶלהַֿבַּית1 Kings 8:42 2 Chronicles 6:32; with accusative הָעִיר דֶּרֶךְ1 Kings 8:44 2 Chronicles 6:34; אַרְצָם דֶּרֶךְ1 Kings 8:48 2 Chronicles 6:38.

4 of poetical, liturgical prayer, absolute 1 Samuel 2:1, with אֶלJonah 2:2.