מָלַל

From the study of Job 33:3

Range of meaning

To speak, utter, declare. It is rare in Hebrew (Gen 21:7; Ps 106:2; Job 8:2; 33:3) and common in Aramaic.

Against the English

'Speak', 'utter' and 'say' are all fine. The rare word adds a poetic, slightly foreign tone that English cannot easily show.

Used elsewhere in the period

Commentators have long noted that Elihu's speeches (Job 32–37) contain more Aramaic-like words than the rest of Job. Some take this as the poet giving Elihu his own voice, others as a sign the speeches were composed separately.

From the study of Psalm 106:2

Range of meaning

To speak, say, utter, put into words. In Biblical Hebrew it is rare and poetic: Gen 21:7 ("Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children?"), Job 8:2, Job 33:3, and here. In Aramaic it is the ordinary verb for "speak" (e.g. Dan 7:8, 7:11, 7:20, 7:25, the horn "speaking" great things).

Against the English

"Describe" (BSB), "utter" (KJV, WEB, ESV), "proclaim" (NIV), "speak of" (NASB). All are fair. "Utter" keeps the nuance of getting something out in words; "describe" slightly suggests a full account, which fits the point of the question.

Used elsewhere in the period

Its closest use is Gen 21:7, which has the same "mi + millel" pattern: "who would have said…?", a question about something beyond what anyone could have put into words. Its Aramaic flavour fits a psalm many scholars place in or after the exile, when Aramaic was gaining ground among Jews (HALOT, BDB s.v. מלל).