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תְּהִלָּה noun feminine praise, song of praise (compare Arabic , the shouting of sacred formula; SprengerMuhammad iii.527 WeSkizzen iii.107 ff. 114. 117. 214 NöZMG 1887, 723 RSSemitic i. 411 CheOP 460) absolute ׳ת Isa 60:18 + 19 t. + Jer 49:25 Kt, see ifrom; construct תְּהִלַּת Jer 48:2 + 2 t.; suffix תְּהִלָּתִי Jer 17:14 + 6 t.; תְּהִלָּתְךָ Deut 10:21; Ps 48:11, תְּהִלָּתֶ֑ךָ Ps 35:38 + 6 t.; תְּהִלָּתֶּיךָ Ps 9:15 1. praise, adoration, thanksgiving, paid to
׳֯ ׃י Ps 48:11 כשׁמך אלהים כן תהלתך לְ קצוי ארץ as thy name, O God, so is thy praise to the ends of the earth, Ps 111:10 תהלתו עמדת לעד, תָּמִיד תְּהִלָּתוֺ בְּפִי Ps 34:2 continually is his praise in my mouth (|| ׳אֲבָֽרֲכָה אֶתיֿ) compare Ps 71:6, also ימָּלֵא פִי תְהִלָּתֶ֑ךָ Ps 71:8, ׳פִּי יַגִּיד ת Ps 51:7, תַּכַּעְנָה ׳שְׂפָתַי ת Ps 119:171, ׳יְדַבֶּר פִּ ׳י ׳ת Ps 145:21 (|| וִיבָרֵךְ כָּלֿ בָּשָׂר שֵׁם קָדְשׁוֺ); as sung, song of praise יָשִׁירוּ תִּהִלָּתוֺ Ps 106:12 הַמְשֹׁרֲרִים וְשִׁירתְּֿהִלָּה וְהוֺדוֺת לֵאלֹהִים Neh 12:46 compare לֵאלֹהֵינוּ ׳ת Ps 40:4 (appositive שֹׁיר הָדָשׁ) & Isa 42:10 (appositive id.), also ׳לַיְשָׁרִים נָאוָה ת Isa 33:1 (|| ׳רַנְנוּ צַדִּיקִים בי); see perhaps Ps 148:14 (Che; yet see De VB); note further אֱלֹהֵי תְהִלָּתִי Ps 109:1 יוֺשֵׁב תְּהִלּוֺת יִשְׂרָאֵל Ps 22:4 inhabiting the praises of Israel; וּמְרוֺמָם עַלכֶּֿלבְּֿרָכָה וּתְהִלָּה Neh 9:5 exalted above all blessing and praise; compare also תְּהִלָּתִי Isa 48:9 (|| שְׁמִי), & of praise due to ׳י Isa 42:8. 3. praise-song, as title,
תְּהִלָּה לְדָוִד Ps 145:1 (so Late Hebrew
ספר תהלות &
תְּהִלִּים,
תִּילִּים, =
Psalms).
4. qualities, deeds, etc., of
׳י, demanding praise: —
נוֺרָא תְהִלֹּת Exod 15:11 (song), i.e. terrible in attributes that call for praise (||
נֶאְדָּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ &
עשֵֹׁה פֶלֶא); often (both singular and plural) of Yahweh's deeds with verb
סִפֵּר Ps 9:15;
Ps 78:4;
Ps 79:13;
Isa 43:21, also +
׳שֵׁם י Ps 102:22 with
יַשְׁמִיעַ Ps 106:2 (||
׳יְמַלֵּל גְּבוּרוֺת י); +
צִדְקֶ֑ךָ with
יֶהְגֶּה Ps 35:28 with
יְבַשֵּׂ֑רוּ Isa 60:6 +
׳חַסְדֵי י, with
אַזְכִּיר Isa 63:7 vid also
לְהֹדוֺת לְשֵׁם קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ לְהִשְׁתַּבֵחַ בִּתְהִלָּתֶ֑ךָ Ps 106:47 =
1Chr 16:35 to give thanks unto thy holy name, to glory in thy praises (= praiseworthy deeds).
5. renown, fame, glory: a. of Damascus
עִיר תְּהִלָּ֑ה֯ Jer 49:25 (on
Qr תְּהִלָּ֑ת see
Hi Ges«GKC:80»§ 80. 2 b); compare perhaps
מַעֲטֵה תְהִלָּה Isa 61:3 mantle of renown (renown as a mantle, compare
De VB; >
Di splendid garment; but
Bi Che Du read
מַעֲטֵה אֵ֔בֶל and translate
׳ת praise, song of praise, compare
1. 2).
b. of
׳י,
מָֽלְאָה הָאָרֶץ ׳כִּסָּה שָׁמַים הוֺדוֺ וּת Hab 3:3 his splendour hath covered (the) heavens, and of his renown the earth is full. Also
c. figurative,
praise, renown, = object of praise, possessor of renown; used
(
a) of Israel
Deut 26:19 (absolute),
Jer 13:11 (+
לִי)
Jer 33:9 (+
לִי and
לְכֹל גּוֺיֵי הָאָרֶץ) — all ||
שֵׁם,
תִּפְאֶרֶת; see also
Isa 61:11, & perhaps
Ps 148:14 (see below
1 above);
(
b) of Jerusalem
Isa 62:7, also
Zeph 3:19;
Zeph 3:20 (both ||
שֵׁם), all these with verb
הָיָה or
שִׂים; compare
וְקָרָאת ׳יְשׁוּעָה חוֺמֹתַיִךְ וּשְׁעָרַיִךְ ת Isa 60:18 (
c) of Babylon
וַתִּתָּפֵשׂ תְּהִלַּת כָּלהָֿאָרֶץ Jer 51:41 (
d) of Moab
אֵין מוֺאָב ׳עוֺד ת Jer 48:2 (
e) of
׳י,
הוּא תְהִלָּֽתְךָ וְהוּא אֱלֹהֶיךָ Deut 10:21,
כִּי תְהִלָּתִי אָ֑תָּה Jer 17:14 (no verb)