Strong’s H2490
חָלַל — châlal
חָלַל (châlal, Strong’s H2490) means: properly, to bore, i.
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)
- H2490
- /khaw-lal'/
- 143× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- châlal
- Pronunciation
- khaw-lal'
- Occurrences
- 143
Meaning
- Hebrew
- חָלַל
- Definition
- properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)
- Derivation
- a primitive root (compare H2470 (חָלָה)); also denominative (from H2485 (חָלִיל))
- King James Version renders it as
- begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
Derived from
- חָלָה châlâhH2470 · to be rubbed or worn · 75×
- חָלִיל châlîylH2485 · a flute · 6×
Words derived from châlal
- חֹל chôlH2455 · exposed · 7×
- חָלָה châlâhH2470 · to be rubbed or worn · 75×
- חַלָּה challâhH2471 · a cake · 14×
- חָלִיל châlîylH2485 · a flute · 6×
- חָלִילָה châlîylâhH2486 · literal fora profaned thing · 21×
- חָלָל châlâlH2491 · pierced · 94×
- מְחִלָּה mᵉchillâhH4247 · a cavern · 1×
- תְּחִלָּה tᵉchillâhH8462 · a commencement · 23×
Where it appears
The first verses that use châlal (143 times in all).
Sources
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