Biblical Hebrew H8416 noun feminine 57 occurrences

תְּהִלָּה

Transliteration: tehilla (tǝhillâ)

Pronunciation: /teh-il-LAW/

“praise, song of adoration, psalm”

Song of praise, adoration; Hebrew title of the Book of Psalms (Tehillim); God inhabits the praises of Israel (Psalm 22:3).

Lexical & Etymological Analysis

From הָלַל (H1984) to praise.

praise

Cross-Testament Bridge

How this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.

LXX conceptual translation: תְּהִלָּה (praise, song of adoration, psalm) -> αἴνεσις (praise)

LXX conceptual translation: תְּהִלָּה (praise, song of adoration, psalm) -> G5215

Direct Cross-Language Equivalents:

G0133 αἴνεσις (ainesis — “praise”)

Foundational passages where תְּהִלָּה (tehilla) carries significant theological or narrative weight.