International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Hale; Haling

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Hale; Haling


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hāl, hāl´ing (OE halen): “To pull” or drag, the King James Version translation of σύρω, súrō, “to draw or drag” (, “haling men and women,” the American Standard Revised Version “dragging”), and of κατασύρω, katasúrō, “to drag down” or “force along” (, “lest he hale thee to the judge,” the American Standard Revised Version “lest haply he drag thee unto the judge”). A more frequent modern form is “haul.