H1089 H1089
to trouble, disturb, frighten (Piel participle: those troubling them in building)
This verb means to trouble, disturb, or intimidate, appearing in Ezra 4:4 as a Piel participle describing local adversaries who 'were troubling' the Jewish returnees during temple reconstruction. The Ketiv (written) form uses this root, while the Qere (read) substitutes the more common bahal. Both roots convey fear and disruption.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Describes active intimidation and harassment in Ezra 4:4, where opponents 'troubled them in building' the temple. The Spanish 'aterrorizándolos' (terrorizing them) captures the sustained campaign of psychological warfare and obstruction aimed at halting the reconstruction project. 1×
AR["وَ-يُرْعِبُونَهُم"]·ben["আর-ভয়-দেখাচ্ছিল"]·DE["[[ומבלהים]]"]·EN["[ketiv]"]·FR["[ומבלהים]"]·heb["ו-[ומבלהים]"]·HI["उन्होंने-कष्ट-दिया"]·ID["[kere]"]·IT["[ומבלהים]"]·jav["lan-medeni"]·KO["[그리고-두렵게하는자들]"]·PT["[e-aterrorizando]"]·RU["[кетив]"]·ES["[y-aterrorizándolos]"]·SW["[na-kuwatisha]"]·TR["K"]·urd["[اور-ڈراتی]"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [בָּלַהּ] vb. be troubled (Aramaic ܒܰܠܗܺܝ cf. Arabic بَلِهَ be weak in intellect; v. also בהל)—only Pi. . Pt. מְבַלֲהִים אותם לִבְנוֹת Kt (Qr מְבַהֲלִים needless) Ezr 4:4 troubled them in building.