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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7478. רַ֫עַל (raal) -- To reel, to stagger, to tremble</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7478.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/zechariah/12-2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7478.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7478</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7477.htm" title="7477">◄</a> 7478. raal <a href="../hebrew/7479.htm" title="7479">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">raal: To reel, to stagger, to tremble</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">רַעַל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ra`al<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>rah-ahl<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(rah'-al)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To reel, to stagger, to tremble<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a reeling<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "raal," similar concepts can be found in Greek words like "σαλεύω" (saleuō - Strong's Greek 4531), meaning to shake or to cause to totter, which is used in the New Testament to describe instability or disturbance.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "raal" primarily conveys the idea of physical instability, such as reeling or staggering, often due to intoxication or overwhelming fear. It can also imply a trembling or shaking, whether from external forces or internal emotions. This term is used to describe both literal and metaphorical states of instability or fear.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, physical stability was often associated with strength and divine favor, while instability could symbolize weakness, judgment, or divine displeasure. The imagery of reeling or staggering is frequently used in the Hebrew Bible to depict the effects of God's judgment or the overwhelming nature of His presence. In a society where wine was a common beverage, the effects of intoxication were well understood and served as a powerful metaphor for spiritual and moral disorientation.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7477.htm">raal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a reeling<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>reeling (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">רַ֫עַל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>reeling</b></font>; — only <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">סַףרֿ</font> <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/12-2.htm">Zechariah 12:2</a> <em>goblet of reeling</em> (figurative of Jerusalem). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>trembling <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7477.htm">ra'al</a>; a reeling (from intoxication) -- trembling. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7477.htm">ra'al</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>רַ֛עַל רעל ra‘al ra·‘al Raal<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/zechariah/12-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 12:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְרוּשָׁלִַ֧ם סַף־ <b> רַ֛עַל </b> לְכָל־ הָעַמִּ֖ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a cup <span class="itali">that causes reeling</span> to all<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a cup <span class="itali">of trembling</span> unto all the people<br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/12-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jerusalem A cup <span class="itali">reeling</span> to all the peoples<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7478.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7478.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7478<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/raal_7478.htm">ra·‘al — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/7477.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="7477"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="7477" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/7479.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="7479"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="7479" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>