A primitive root; to deride; by implication, to cheat -- deal deceitfully, deceive, mock.
Englishman's Concordance
1) (Piel) to mock, deceive 2) (Pual) deceive Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 518
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[הָתַל] verb — only
Pi`eldeceive, mock, Imperfectוַיְהַתֵּל בָּהֶם1 Kings 18:27 (secondary formation from תלל Hiph`il, q. v.; compare Thes Ol§ 257 f. near the end Sta§ 145 e; otherwise Köi. 352; see further below תלל).
II. [תָּלַל] verb Hiph`ilmock, deceive, trifle with (perhaps akin to Arabic act coquettishly; compare secondary √ [הָתַל]); — mock trifle with, with ב person: Perfect3masculine singular הֵ֫תֶל (בִּיׅGenesis 31:7 (E), 2 masculine singular הֵתַ֫לְתָּJudges 16:10,13,15; Imperfect3masculine plural יְהָתֵ֫לּוּJeremiah 9:4, 2masculine plural תְּהָתֵ֫לּוּJob 13:9 (on both see Ges§ 53q Baeron the passage); Infinitive constructJob 13:19 and (absolute) Exodus 8:25 (J).
Hoph`alPerfect3masculine singular הוּתַלIsaiah 44:20 a heart (which) is deceived. — See [הָתַל], הֲתֻלִים p. 251.
תלם (√ of following; compare Late Hebrew תֶּלֶם = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic , modern Palestinian BergheimPEF 1894, 195; Ethiopic Aramaic תְּלָמָא; the nearest verbal v is Arabic break edge of, make a breach, gap, but = compare Frä131).
Genesis 31:7 HEB: וַאֲבִיכֶן֙ הֵ֣תֶל בִּ֔י וְהֶחֱלִ֥ף KJV: And your father hath deceived me, and changed INT: your father deceived and changed my wages
Exodus 8:29 HEB:יֹסֵ֤ף פַּרְעֹה֙ הָתֵ֔ל לְבִלְתִּי֙ שַׁלַּ֣ח KJV: let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more INT: again Pharaoh deceitfully not letting
Judges 16:10 HEB:שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן הִנֵּה֙ הֵתַ֣לְתָּ בִּ֔י וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר KJV: unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told INT: Samson Behold mocked and told about
Judges 16:13 HEB:עַד־ הֵ֜נָּה הֵתַ֤לְתָּ בִּי֙ וַתְּדַבֵּ֤ר KJV: Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told INT: Up to now mocked and told about
Judges 16:15 HEB:שָׁלֹ֤שׁ פְּעָמִים֙ הֵתַ֣לְתָּ בִּ֔י וְלֹא־ KJV: thee, when thine heart [is] not with me? thou hast mocked me these three INT: three times mocked not told
1 Kings 18:27 HEB:וַיְהִ֨י בַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִם וַיְהַתֵּ֧ל בָּהֶ֣ם אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ NAS: that Elijah mocked them and said, KJV: that Elijah mocked them, and said, INT: came noon mocked Elijah and said
Job 13:9 HEB:אֶתְכֶ֑ם אִם־ כְּהָתֵ֥ל בֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ תְּהָתֵ֥לּוּ KJV: or as one man mocketh another, do ye [so] mock INT: examines Or mocketh another mock
Job 13:9 HEB:כְּהָתֵ֥ל בֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ תְּהָתֵ֥לּוּ בֽוֹ׃ KJV: mocketh another, do ye [so] mock him? INT: mocketh another mock
Isaiah 44:20 HEB:אֵ֔פֶר לֵ֥ב הוּתַ֖ל הִטָּ֑הוּ וְלֹֽא־ KJV: on ashes: a deceived heart INT: ashes heart A deceived has turned cannot
Jeremiah 9:5 HEB:וְאִ֤ישׁ בְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ יְהָתֵ֔לּוּ וֶאֱמֶ֖ת לֹ֣א KJV:And they will deceive every one INT: Everyone his neighbor will deceive the truth and does not