Hebrew edit

Root
פ־ל־ל (p-l-l)

Verb edit

פילל / פִּלֵּל (pilél) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. to hope for, pray for, believe possible
  2. to judge
    • Tanach, 1 Samuel 2:25, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אִם־יֶחֱטָא אִישׁ לְאִישׁ וּפִלְלוֹ אֱלֹהִים וְאִם לַיהוָה יֶחֱטָא־אִישׁ מִי יִתְפַּלֶּל־לוֹ
      If one man sin against another, God shall judge him; but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall entreat for him?

Conjugation edit