Lexical Definition

‎הִלּוּל‎ hillûwl (hil-lool') praise ^H:N-M
from ‎הָלַל‎ (in the sense of rejoicing)

merry, praise.

• a celebration of thanksgiving for harvest

1) rejoicing, praise
1a) rejoicing
1b) praise

See Greek: χορός

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎הִלּוּל‎] noun [masculine] (Late Hebrew id.) only plural ‎הִלּוּלִים‎ rejoicing, praise:

1. ‎וִיַּעֲשׂוּ הִלּוּלִים‎ Judg 9:27 i.e. a vintage-rejoicing, merry-making, connected with thanksgiving ‎וַיָּבאֹוּ בֵּית אֱלֹהֵיהֶם‎ etc. (i.e. god baal-Berith, see vJudg 9:4).

2. of praise to ‎׳‎‎י‎, ‎׳‎‎פקדֶשׁ ה‎ Lev 19:24 (H) holiness of praise, i.e. a consecrated thing in token of thanksgiving for fruit, offered in 4th year (compare Late Hebrew).

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