ʻălîylâh — H5949

Definition

feminine noun

an exploit (of God), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity

1. wantonness, deed, doing
1. wantonness
2. deed
3. practices, evil deeds

Usually translated as

doing, act, action, deed, invention, occasion, work

Origin

or ʻălilâh; from H5953 in the sense of effecting

• Derived from ʻâlal (H5953)

Greek equivalents

• hamartía (G266)
• anomía (G458)
• asébeia (G763)
• éndoxos (G1741)
• érgon (G2041)
• euergesía (G2108)
• thélēma (G2307)
• megaleîos (G3167)
• próphasis (G4392)

Occurrences

ʻălîylâh occurs 24 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (2), 1 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Psalms (9), Isaiah (1), Ezekiel (8), Zephaniah (2)

• Deuteronomy 22:14 — And give occasions (עֲלִילֹ֣ת) of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:
• Deuteronomy 22:17 — And, lo, he hath given occasions (עֲלִילֹ֨ת) of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.
• 1 Samuel 2:3 — Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions (עֲלִלֽוֹת) are weighed.
• 1 Chronicles 16:8 — Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds (עֲלִילֹתָֽיו) among the people.
• Psalms 9:11 — Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings (עֲלִֽילוֹתָֽיו).
• Psalms 14:1 — The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works (עֲלִילָ֗ה), there is none that doeth good.
• Psalms 66:5 — Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing (עֲ֝לִילָ֗ה) toward the children of men.
• Psalms 77:12 — I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings (וּֽבַעֲלִ֖ילוֹתֶ֣יךָ).
• Psalms 78:11 — And forgat his works (עֲלִילוֹתָ֑יו), and his wonders that he had shewed them.
• Psalms 99:8 — Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions (עֲלִילוֹתָֽם).
• Psalms 103:7 — He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts (עֲלִילֽוֹתָיו) unto the children of Israel.
• Psalms 105:1 — O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds (עֲלִילוֹתָֽיו) among the people.
• Psalms 141:4 — Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works (עֲלִל֨וֹת) with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
• Isaiah 12:4 — And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings (עֲלִֽילֹתָ֑יו) among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
• Ezekiel 14:22 — Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings (עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑ם): and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it.
• Ezekiel 14:23 — And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings (עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑ם): and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.
• Ezekiel 20:43 — And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings (עֲלִיל֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם), wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.
• Ezekiel 20:44 — And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name’s sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings (וְכַעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם), O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
• Ezekiel 21:24 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings (עֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם) your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.
• Ezekiel 24:14 — I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings (וְכַעֲלִילוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙), shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
• Ezekiel 36:17 — Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings (וּבַעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑ם): their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.
• Ezekiel 36:19 — And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings (וְכַעֲלִילוֹתָ֖ם) I judged them.
• Zephaniah 3:7 — I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings (עֲלִילוֹתָֽם).
• Zephaniah 3:11 — In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings (עֲלִילֹתַ֔יִךְ), wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.