H7623b H7623b
To praise, laud, or extol (Piel); in the Hitpael, to glory in or boast about something.
A late Aramaism (compare Aramaic/Syriac shbach, 'praise') used almost exclusively in Psalms and Ecclesiastes. In its Piel form, it is a word of worship — 'praise him, all you peoples!' (Ps 117:1), where it stands alongside hallel as a near-synonym for liturgical acclamation. The Ecclesiastes usages add a surprising secular note: Qoheleth 'commends' mirth (Eccl 8:15) and 'praises' the dead (Eccl 4:2). The Hitpael reflexive shifts the focus inward — 'to glory in your holy name' (Ps 106:47 = 1 Chr 16:35) — where Spanish 'gloriarnos' and French 'à louer' both capture the self-directed exultation that distinguishes boasting from outward-directed praise.
Senses
1. praise, laud — Piel: to praise, laud, or extol — predominantly directed toward God in liturgical contexts. Psalm 117:1 calls all nations to 'praise him' (parallel to hallel), Psalm 63:3 declares that 'lips shall praise you,' and Psalm 145:4 promises that one generation 'shall laud' God's works to the next. In Ecclesiastes, the same verb takes on a wisdom-literature flavor: commending mirth as the best thing under the sun (Eccl 8:15) or praising the already-dead over the living (Eccl 4:2). Spanish 'alabar' and French 'louer' consistently select standard praise vocabulary. 6×
AR["امدَحوهُ", "تُسَبِّحانِكَ", "سَبِّحِي", "وَمَدَحْتُ", "يُسَبِّحُ"]·ben["-তাঁকে", "এবং-প্রশংসা-করলাম", "তোমার-প্রশংসা-করবে।", "প্রশংসা-কর", "প্রশংসা-করবে"]·DE["Lobpreis", "[ושבח]", "[ושבחתי]", "extol-ihn", "soll-Lobpreis", "wird-Lobpreis-du"]·EN["and-I-praised", "extol-Him", "praise", "shall-praise", "will-praise-You"]·FR["et-louer", "louer"]·heb["ו-שיבח", "ו-שיבחתי", "ישבח", "ישבחוך", "שבחוהו", "שבחי"]·HI["और-मैंने-सराहा", "तेरी-स्तुति-करेंगे", "प्रशंसा-करो-उसकी", "सराहेगी", "स्तुति-कर"]·ID["Dan-aku-memuji", "akan-memuji", "akan-memuji-Engkau", "megahkanlah-Dia", "pujilah"]·IT["e-e-Io-praised", "lodo'"]·jav["Lan-kula-ngalembana", "Mugi-memuji", "badhe-memuji", "badhé-memuji-Panjenengan", "lan-kula-ngalembana", "luhuraken-Panjenenganipun"]·KO["그리고-칭찬하였다", "찬송하라", "찬송하라-그-를", "찬양하리이다", "칭송하리라"]·PT["E-louvei", "Louva", "exaltai-o", "louvará", "te-louvarão"]·RU["И-похвалил-я,", "Славь", "восхвалит", "восхваляют-Тебя", "славьте-Его"]·ES["Alaba", "Y-alabé", "alabará", "glorificadlo", "te-alabarán", "y-alabé"]·SW["Kwa-hiyo-niliisifu", "Nikawapongeza", "itakusifu", "kitasifu", "mtukuzeni", "sifu"]·TR["ve-ovdum", "yüceltin-O'nu", "öv", "övecek", "övecek-seni"]·urd["اور-سراہا", "اور-سراہا-میں-نے", "تعریف-کر", "تعریف-کرے-گی", "تَعریف-کَریں-تیری", "ستائش-کرو-اُس-کی"]
2. glory in, boast — Hitpael reflexive: to glory in, boast, or take pride in something — with the preposition be- marking the object of boasting. In the doxological conclusion of Psalm 106:47 (= 1 Chr 16:35), the community asks to be gathered 'that we may glory in your holy name.' The Greek Septuagint renders this with (el)kauchasthai, 'to boast,' and Spanish 'para gloriarnos' (that we may glory) confirms the reflexive, self-directed character. This sense stands apart from Piel 'praise' by its focus on the worshiper's own exultation rather than outward acclamation of God. 2×
AR["لِ-نَفْتَخِرَ", "لِنَفتَخِرَ"]·ben["গর্ব-করতে", "পবিত্রতা-এর-তোমার"]·DE["[להשתבח]", "zu-Herrlichkeit"]·EN["to-glory"]·FR["[להשתבח]", "à-louer"]·heb["ל-השתבח"]·HI["घमण्ड-करने", "घमण्ड-करने-के-लिए"]·ID["untuk-bermegah"]·IT["[להשתבח]", "lodo'"]·jav["kanggé-gumunggung", "supados-mongkok"]·KO["에-자랑하다", "자랑하게-하소서"]·PT["para-gloriar-se", "para-nos-gloriar"]·RU["хвалиться"]·ES["para-gloriarnos"]·SW["kujisifu", "kujivunia"]·TR["övünmek-için"]·urd["فخر-کرنے-کو", "فخر-کرنے-کے-لیے"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. [שָׁבַח] vb. Pi. laud, praise (late Aramaism, cf. Aramaic (incl. Old Aramaic) שׁבח, ܫܒܚ, Pa. praise; v. SchwallyIdiot. 91 SchulthLex.);— 1. laud, praise God (י׳): Impf. 3 mpl. sf. יְשַׁבְּח֑וּנְךָ ψ 63:4 (‖ בֵּרַךְ); Imv. fs. שַׁבְּחִי 147:12, mpl. sf. שַׁבְּח֫וּהוּ 117:1 (both ‖ הִלֵּל); his works, Impf. 3 ms. יְשַׁבַּח 145:4 (‖ הִגִּיד). 2. commend, congratulate, the dead, Inf. abs.…