Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to cease
Usage: 1) (Hiphil) to complete, bring to an end 1a) meaning doubtful
Nalah means “make an end” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G5239 — hyperekteino (“stretch beyond”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H5239 נָלָה (nalah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nalah (naw-law') v. 1. to complete [apparently a primitive root] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include make. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
nalah (naw-law') v. 1. to complete [apparently a primitive root] KJV: make an end.
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5239. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to cease
Usage: 1) (Hiphil) to complete, bring to an end 1a) meaning doubtful
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nalah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H5239.
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5239, grouped by book.
Nalah (Strong's H5239) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "make an end". nalah (naw-law') v. 1. to complete [apparently a primitive root]
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H5239 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5239 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as make. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.