Howl - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Howl

[ 1,,G3649, ololuzo ]
an onomatopoeic verb (expressing its significance in its sound), to cry aloud" (the Sept. uses it to translate the Heb. yalal, e.g., Isaiah 13:6; Isaiah 15:3; Jeremiah 4:8; Ezekiel 21:12; Lat., ululare, and Eng., howl are akin), was primarily used of crying aloud to the gods; it is found in James 5:1 in an exhortation to the godless rich.

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words