- Original: הלּוּל - Transliteration: Hilluwl - Phonetic: hil-lool' - Definition: 1. rejoicing, praise a. rejoicing b. praise - Origin: from H1984 (in the sense of rejoicing) - TWOT entry: 500a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H1984 (in the sense of rejoicing); a celebration of thanksgiving for harvest: - merry praise. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • merry, 1 Judges 9:27 • praise, 1 Leviticus 19:24