1966. helel

Lexicon

helel: "morning star," "shining one," or "Lucifer" (in some translations)

Original Word: הֵילֵל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: heylel
Pronunciation: hay-lale
Phonetic Spelling: (hay-lale')
Definition: "morning star," "shining one," or "Lucifer" (in some translations)
Meaning: the morning-star

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

lucifer

From halal (in the sense of brightness); the morning-star -- lucifer.

see HEBREW halal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from halal
Definition
a shining one
NASB Translation
star of the morning (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

הֵילֵל Isaiah 14:12 see below הלל.

הִים see הוּם.

הֵילֵל noun masculine appellative shining one, epithet of king of Babylon, בֶּןשָֿׁ֑חַר ׳אֵיךְ נָפַלְתָּ מִשָּׁמַיִם ה Isaiah 14:12 how art thou fallen, shinning one, son of dawn ! i.e. star of the morning. (compare Assyrian muštilil, epithet of (Venus a) morning-star III R Isaiah 57:60 Opp^{JAS 1871, 448} Schr^{SK 1874, 337} COT^{ad. loc}.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root word הָלַל (halal), which means "to shine" or "to boast."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of the "morning star" is ἑωσφόρος (heōsphoros), which also means "light-bringer" or "morning star." However, this specific Greek term does not have a direct Strong's number but is conceptually linked to the idea of a shining celestial body.
• In the New Testament, the term φωσφόρος (phōsphoros) is used in 2 Peter 1:19, translated as "morning star" in some versions, and is associated with the prophetic word and the coming of Christ. This term is Strong's Greek Number 5459.

Usage: The word הֵילֵל appears in the Hebrew Bible in Isaiah 14:12, where it is often translated as "morning star" or "Lucifer" in various English versions.

Context: • The term הֵילֵל is found in Isaiah 14:12, a passage that addresses the fall of the king of Babylon. The verse reads: "How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations." (BSB)
• In this context, הֵילֵל is metaphorically used to describe the pride and subsequent downfall of the Babylonian king, drawing a parallel to a celestial body that once shone brightly but has now fallen.
• The translation of הֵילֵל as "Lucifer" in some English versions stems from the Latin Vulgate, where the term was rendered as "lucifer," meaning "light-bringer" or "morning star."
• The passage has been traditionally interpreted by some as a reference to the fall of Satan, although the primary context is the judgment against the Babylonian monarchy.
• The imagery of the "morning star" is symbolic of brilliance and prominence, which is contrasted with the humiliation and destruction that follows due to hubris and rebellion against God.

Forms and Transliterations

הֵילֵ֣ל הילל hê·lêl heiLel hêlêl

Englishman's Concordance

Isaiah 14:12
HEB: נָפַ֥לְתָּ מִשָּׁמַ֖יִם הֵילֵ֣ל בֶּן־ שָׁ֑חַר
NAS: from heaven, O star of the morning, son
KJV: from heaven, O Lucifer, son
INT: have fallen heaven star son of the dawn

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 1966
1 Occurrence

hê·lêl — 1 Occ.