עֲלִילָה

Deuteronomy 22:14 עֲלִילֹ֣ת deeds of

and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”

Deuteronomy 22:17 עֲלִילֹ֨ת deeds of

And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders.

1 Samuel 2:3 עֲלִלֽוֹת׃ deeds

Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.

Here: "Deeds," often bold or wilful deeds, and in the Prophets often bad ones (the Strong's gloss "wantonness" reflects that). Here it means human conduct in general, especially the conduct of the boasters, which God will assess.

1 Chronicles 16:8 עֲלִילֹתָֽיו׃ deeds his

“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.

Here: 'His deeds'. These are Yahweh's concrete actions in history. The following lines (16:15–22) name them: the covenant with Abraham and his protection of the ancestors. In psalms the word is a set term for God's mighty acts.

Psalm 9:11 עֲלִֽילוֹתָֽיו׃ deeds his

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.

Here: 'His deeds', in the sense of his decisive dealings with people. The root can carry the idea of dealing severely with someone (Exod 10:2). In this psalm the deeds are his verdicts against the oppressing nations and his rescue of the afflicted (vv. 3–6, 12).

Psalm 14:1 עֲלִילָ֗ה deed[s]

For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.

Here: “Deed” or “practice.” The singular stands for their way of acting as a whole: they have made their behaviour abhorrent. Elsewhere the same noun describes God's mighty deeds (Ps 9:11), so the word itself is neutral. The verb makes it vile.

Psalm 66:5 עֲ֝לִילָ֗ה deed

Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.

Here: 'Deed' (singular, but meaning deeds in general), specifically a deed done to or with someone. With God as subject it means his famous acts of intervention (Ps 9:11; 77:12; 78:11; 103:7; 105:1). The supplied gloss 'wantonness' fits the word only when humans are the subject (e.g. Ezek 20:43). It does not fit here.

Psalm 77:12 וּֽבַעֲלִ֖ילוֹתֶ֣יךָ and on deeds your

I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.

Psalm 78:11 עֲלִילוֹתָ֑יו deeds his

They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.

Here: Concrete actions God actually carried out in history, here the acts against Egypt and the rescue that followed (vv.12–16). The word looks at what was done, not at a general idea of God's goodness. The Strong's gloss 'wantonness' does not fit this verse.

Psalm 99:8 עֲלִילוֹתָֽם׃ deeds their

O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.

Psalm 103:7 עֲלִילֽוֹתָיו׃ deeds his

He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel.

Here: 'His deeds': the great public acts God did in history, such as the plagues, the sea crossing, the manna and the guidance through the wilderness. In the Psalms this word for God's deeds is regularly something to be told out and celebrated (Psalms 9:11; 66:5; 77:12; 105:1).

Psalm 105:1 עֲלִילוֹתָֽיו׃ deeds his

Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.

Here: "His deeds": the bold, decisive acts God has done in history. Verses 7–45 list them: the promise to Abraham, Joseph, the plagues on Egypt, the Exodus, the wilderness, the gift of the land. When the subject is God, the word carries no negative sense.

Psalm 141:4 עֲלִל֨וֹת׀ practices

Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

Here: The noun from the same root as the verb, giving the play on words 'to deed deeds'. In the Psalms and Prophets the plural usually means people's corrupt practices.

Isaiah 12:4 עֲלִֽילֹתָ֑יו deeds his

and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.

Here: His deeds: the decisive acts by which YHWH has stepped into history, such as the exodus and the rescue promised here. When the word is used of God in the Psalms it means his mighty works. The 'wantonness' gloss in the supplied data belongs to a different use (of human misdeeds) and does not apply here.

Ezekiel 14:22 עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑ם practices their

Yet, behold, some survivors will be left in it—sons and daughters who will be brought out. They will come out to you, and when you see their conduct and actions, you will be comforted regarding the disaster I have brought upon Jerusalem—all that I have brought upon it.

Here: 'Their deeds'. In Ezekiel the word always refers to wicked actions (20:43–44; 24:14; 36:17, 19), so the pair 'way and deeds' signals that the survivors are no better than the city that fell.

Ezekiel 14:23 עֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑ם practices their

They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

Ezekiel 20:43 עֲלִיל֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם practices your

There you will remember your ways and all the deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evils you have done.

Here: "Your deeds": the particular, deliberate acts that make up the "ways." The word itself can be neutral (it is used of God's mighty deeds), but in Ezekiel it always means Israel's wrongdoing.

Ezekiel 20:44 וְכַעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם and according to practices your

Then you will know, O house of Israel, that I am the LORD, when I have dealt with you for the sake of My name and not according to your wicked ways and corrupt acts, declares the Lord GOD.”

Here: "And according to your practices": the things they actually did. The word pairs with "ways" to cover both the direction of a life and its specific acts. The same pair appears in verse 43.

Ezekiel 21:24 עֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם practices your

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have drawn attention to your guilt, exposing your transgressions, so that your sins are revealed in all your deeds—because you have come to remembrance—you shall be taken in hand.

Ezekiel 24:14 וְכַעֲלִילוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ and according to practices your

I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

Here: 'Your doings', meaning concrete actions. In Ezekiel the word almost always refers to evil deeds (14:22–23; 20:43; 36:17, 19). Paired with 'ways', it covers both the pattern of life and the particular acts.

Ezekiel 36:17 וּבַעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑ם and by practices their

“Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity.

Here: “And by their deeds”: their particular actions. Ezekiel regularly pairs this word with “way” (14:22–23; 20:43; 24:14; 36:19), and in his book these deeds are always evil ones.

Ezekiel 36:19 וְכַעֲלִילוֹתָ֖ם and according to practices their

I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds.

Zephaniah 3:7 עֲלִילוֹתָֽם׃ practices their

I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.

Here: "Their doings": a person's habitual actions or way of life. In the prophets the word is usually used of bad conduct (Jer 4:4, 18; Ezek 20:43).

Zephaniah 3:11 עֲלִילֹתַ֔יִךְ practices your

On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.

Here: Her doings or practices. The word leans toward bad conduct and picks up v.7, where the people 'eagerly corrupted all their deeds'.