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Lexicon :: Strong's H2490 - ḥālal

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חָלַל
Transliteration
ḥālal
Pronunciation
khaw-lal'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [compare חָלָה (H2470)]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 660,661

Strong’s Definitions

חָלַל châlal, khaw-lal'; a primitive root (compare H2470); also denominative (from H2485) 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):—begin (× men began), defile, × break, defile, × eat (as common things), × first, × gather the grape thereof, × take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 141x

The KJV translates Strong's H2490 in the following manner: begin (52x), profane (36x), pollute (23x), defile (9x), break (4x), wounded (3x), eat (2x), slay (2x), first (1x), gather grapes (1x), inheritance (1x), began men (1x), piped (1x), players (1x), prostitute (1x), sorrow (1x), stain (1x), eat as common things (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 141x
The KJV translates Strong's H2490 in the following manner: begin (52x), profane (36x), pollute (23x), defile (9x), break (4x), wounded (3x), eat (2x), slay (2x), first (1x), gather grapes (1x), inheritance (1x), began men (1x), piped (1x), players (1x), prostitute (1x), sorrow (1x), stain (1x), eat as common things (1x).

  1. to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin

    1. (Niphal)

      1. to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself

        1. ritually

        2. sexually

      2. to be polluted, be defiled

    2. (Piel)

      1. to profane, make common, defile, pollute

      2. to violate the honour of, dishonour

      3. to violate (a covenant)

      4. to treat as common

    3. (Pual) to profane (name of God)

    4. (Hiphil)

      1. to let be profaned

      2. to begin

    5. (Hophal) to be begun

  2. to wound (fatally), bore through, pierce, bore

    1. (Qal) to pierce

    2. (Pual) to be slain

    3. (Poel) to wound, pierce

    4. (Poal) to be wounded

  3. (Piel) to play the flute or pipe

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָלַל châlal, khaw-lal'; a primitive root (compare H2470); also denominative (from H2485) 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):—begin (× men began), defile, × break, defile, × eat (as common things), × first, × gather the grape thereof, × take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
STRONGS H2490: Abbreviations
† I. חָלַל verb bore, pierce (Arabic خَلَّ perforate, pierce through, transfix, Ethiopic ሐለት፡ (hollow) read; Aramaic חֲלַל hollow out, חֲלִילָא pipe; Hylo adjective hollow, Hlxo cave, aXtleo sheath, etc.; Late Hebrew in derivatives חָלָל noun hollow, adjective slain, חָלִיל pipe); —
Qal Perfect לִבִּי חָלַל בְּקִרְבִּי my heart is pierced (wounded) within me Psalm 109:22 (? literally one has pierced my heart; or read Pu. חֻלַּל ?); Infinitive construct חַלּוֺתִי הִיא Psalm 77:11 it is my piercing, my wound (my woe, my cross; so Ew Hi De Bae MV SS Köi. 341, but Hup Pe Bi Che read חֲלוֺתִי my sickness).
Pi. Participle plural (Baer) בְּיַד מְחַללֶי֑ךָ Ezekiel 28:9 in the hand of the ones wounding thee (Sm Co read מְחוֺלְלֶ֑ךָ).
Pu. Participle מְחֻלֲלֵי חֶרֶב pierced by the sword Ezekiel 32:26.
Po`el Perfect 3rd person feminine singular חֹלֲלָה יָדוֺ נָחָשׁ בָּרִחַ Job 26:13 his hand pierced the fleeing serpent; Participle feminine מְחוֺלֶלֶת תַּנִּין Isaiah 51:9 who pierced the dragon.
Po`al Participle מִפְּשָׁעֵינוּ מֲחֹלָל Isaiah 53:5 pierced, wounded because of our transgressions (of the servant of י׳, || מְדֻכָּא מֵעֲוֺנֹתֵינוּ).

† II. [חלל] verb denominative play the pipe, pipe —
Qal Participle plural וְשָׁרִים כְּחֹלֲלִים Psalm 87:7 as well the singers as the pipe-players, compare AV; < RV Pe De Che Bae and others
Polel Participle from 1. חוּל dancers.
Pi. Participle וְהָעָם מְחַלְּלִים בַּחֲלִלִים 1 Kings 1:40 and the people piped with pipes (compare Assyrian ḫâlalu, according to Dl in ZimBP 117).

† III. [חָלַל] verb pollute, defile, profane;
Hiph. also begin (literally untie, loosen, open, see Arabic) (Arabic حَلَّ untie, undo, become free, lawful, free from obligation or tie; IV. make lawful; x. esteem lawful or free, profane, desecrate, violate; Late Hebrew חלל be profane, desecrated (also Pi. Hiph. transitive), compare Aramaic חֲלַל Lelfo Pa. is purify, LeoAf  Aph. is profane) —
Niph. Perfect נִחָ֑ל Ezekiel 25:3, נִחַלְתְּ (־תִּי Co) Ezekiel 22:16, נִחֲלוּ Ezekiel 7:24; Imperfect יֵחָ֑ל Isaiah 48:11, תֵּחֵל Leviticus 21:9, וָאֵחַל Ezekiel 22:26; Infinitive הֵחֵל Ezekiel 20:9, 14, 22, suffix לְהֵחַלּוֺ Leviticus 21:4. —
1. reflex. pollute, defile oneself
a. ritually, by contact with dead || טמא, Leviticus 21:4 (H).
b. sexually || זנה Leviticus 21:9 (H).
2. Passive, be polluted, defiled, of holy places Ezekiel 7:24; Ezekiel 25:3, name of God Ezekiel 20:9, 14, 22; Isaiah 48:11 and even God himself Ezekiel 22:16, 26.
Pi. Perfect חִלֵּל Leviticus 19:8 + 3 times; suffix חִלִּלוֺ Deuteronomy 20:6; 2nd person masculine singular חִלַּלְתָּ Genesis 49:4 + 3 times; 2nd person feminine singular חִלָּ֑֔לְתְּ Ezekiel 22:8; 3rd person plural suffix חִלְּלוּהֻ֯ Ezekiel 7:21 etc., + 16 times Perfect; Imperfect יְחַלֵּל Leviticus 21:12, 15, 23; suffix יְחַלְּלֶנּוּ Deuteronomy 20:6; plural יְחַלְּלוּ Leviticus 21:6 + 4 times, יְחַלֵּ֑לוּ Psalm 89:32 etc., + 13 times Imperfect; Infinitive חַלֵּל Amos 2:7 + 4 times; חַלְּלוֺ Ezekiel 23:39 + 4 times; חַלְּלָם Jeremiah 16:18; Participle מְחַלֵּל Ezekiel 24:21 plural מְחַלְּלִים Malachi 1:12; Nehemiah 13:17; suffix מְחַלֲלֶיהָ Exodus 31:14; feminine מְחַלֶּלֶת Leviticus 21:9; —
1. defile, pollute:
a. sexually, Genesis 49:4 (poem) = 1 Chronicles 5:1 (the father's bed); a woman = זנה Leviticus 19:29; Leviticus 21:9 (H); זַרְעוֺ Leviticus 21:15 (H).
b. ceremonially, profane, the altar by a tool Exodus 20:25 (JE); sacred places Leviticus 21:12, 23 (H), Ezekiel 7:21, 22 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 23:39; Ezekiel 24:21; Ezekiel 44:7; Zephaniah 3:4; Malachi 2:11; Psalm 74:7; Daniel 11:31; the holy land Jeremiah 16:18; sacred things Leviticus 19:8; Leviticus 22:9, 15 (H) Numbers 18:32 (P) Ezekiel 22:26; the sabbath Exodus 31:14 (P), Isaiah 56:2, 6; Ezekiel 20:13, 16, 21, 24; Ezekiel 22:8; Ezekiel 23:38; Nehemiah 13:17, 18; and so the sanctity of the prince of Tyre who made himself God, and his holy places, Ezekiel 28:7, 16, 18.
c. the name of God Leviticus 18:21; Leviticus 19:12; Leviticus 20:3; Leviticus 21:6; Leviticus 22:2, 32 (all H), Amos 2:7; Jeremiah 34:16; Ezekiel 20:39; Ezekiel 36:20, 21, 22, 23; Malachi 1:12, God himself Ezekiel 13:19.
d. י׳ defiles or profanes his inheritance by giving it over to Babylon Isaiah 47:6; the princes of the sanctuary by giving them to Chaldeans Isaiah 43:28.
2. violate the honour of, dishonour, י׳ subject crown of Davidic kingdom Psalm 89:40 (followed by לארץ pregnantly), kingdom of Judah Lamentations 2:2; the גאון בל צבי Isaiah 23:9.
3. violate a covenant Psalm 55:21; Psalm 89:35; Malachi 2:10, the חקות of God Psalm 89:32.
4. treat a vineyard as common (see חֹל) by beginning to use its fruit Deuteronomy 20:6 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 28:30; Jeremiah 31:5 (see the law Leviticus 19:23-25, H).
Pu. Participle בַּגּוֺיִם שְׁמִי הַגָּדוֺל הַמְֿחֻלָּל Ezekiel 36:23 my great name which is profaned among the nations.
Hiph.
1. a. Imperfect אֶתשֶֿׁםקָֿדְשִׁי עוֺד לֹא אַחֵל Ezekiel 39:7 I will not let my holy name be profaned any more.
b. לֹא יַחֵל דְּבָרוֺ he shall not violate his word Numbers 30:3 (P).
2. begin, Perfect הֵחֵל Genesis 6:1 + 15 times, הֵ֫חֵלָּה Judges 20:40, הַחִלּוֺתָ Deuteronomy 3:24; Esther 6:13, הַחִלֹּתִי Deuteronomy 2:31; 1 Samuel 22:15, הֵחֵ֫לּוּ Ezra 3:6 + 6 times; Imperfect יָחֵל Judges 10:18; Judges 13:5, וַיָּ֫חֶל Genesis 9:20 + 5 times, 3rd person feminine singular וַ֫תָּחֶל Judges 13:25; Judges 16:19, 2nd person masculine singular תָּחֵל Deuteronomy 16:9, אָחֵל Deuteronomy 2:25; Joshua 3:7, וַיָּחֵ֫לּוּ Judges 20:31 + 3 times, וַתְּחִלֶּינָה Genesis 41:54, תָּחֵ֫לּוּ Ezekiel 9:6; Imperative הָחֵל Deuteronomy 2:24, 31; Infinitive construct הָחֵל 1 Samuel 3:12 + 2 times; suffix הַחִלָּם Genesis 11:6; Participle מֵחַל Jeremiah 25:29; — begin, Numbers 17:11; Numbers 17:12 (P) Deuteronomy 16:9; 2 Chronicles 29:27 (twice in verse); so 2 Samuel 24:15 We Dr ( inserts וְהַמַּגֵּפָה הֵחֵ֫לָּה בָּעָם before וַיָּ֫מָת); with Infinitive (ל) begin to Genesis 41:54 (E), Genesis 6:1; Genesis 10:8 = 1 Chronicles 1:10; Genesis 11:6; Numbers 25:1 (all J), Deuteronomy 2:25, 31; Deuteronomy 3:24; Deuteronomy 16:9; Joshua 3:7 (D), Judges 10:18; Judges 13:5, 25; Judges 16:19, 22; Judges 20:31, 39, 40; 1 Samuel 3:2; 1 Samuel 14:35; 1 Samuel 22:15; 2 Kings 10:32; 2 Kings 15:37; 1 Chronicles 27:24; 2 Chronicles 3:1, 2; 29:17; 31:7, 10, 21; 34:3 (twice in verse); Ezra 3:6; Nehemiah 4:1; Esther 6:13; Esther 9:23; Jeremiah 25:29; Jonah 3:4; with ו consecutive Genesis 9:20 (J), Ezra 3:8; with בְּ begin with Genesis 44:12 (J), Ezekiel 9:6; 2 Chronicles 20:22; so 2 Samuel 24:5, read וַיָּחֵ֫לּוּ for וַיַּחֲנוּ We Dr.; with מן begin from Ezekiel 9:6; הָחֵל רָשׁ begin! possess! Deuteronomy 2:24, 31; הָחֵל וְכַלֵּה beginning and ending 1 Samuel 3:12 (i.e. accomplishing my full purpose, see Dr).
Hoph. Perfect אָז הוּחַל לִקְראֹ בְּשֵׁם י׳ then it was begun (= men began) to call on the name of י׳ Genesis 4:26 (J).
Note. — וַיָּחֵלּוּ מְעַט מִמַּשָּׂא Hosea 8:10 begin to be minished by reason of the burden RV Hi and others; Wü Now read וְיָחִלוּ (I. חול, חיל) — for omission of daghesh see also וְיָחֵלוּ of Babylonian Manuscript — shall be in anguish a little for the burden, so Ra AV; Ew וְיָחִלוּ that they may wait (?) a little; וחדלו מעט ממשׁח cease a little from anointing, so Che We, this probably best.
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Genesis

4:26; 6:1; 6:1; 9:20; 9:20; 10:8; 11:6; 11:6; 41:54; 41:54; 44:12; 49:4; 49:4

Exodus

20:25; 31:14; 31:14

Leviticus

18:21; 19:8; 19:8; 19:12; 19:23; 19:24; 19:25; 19:29; 20:3; 21:4; 21:4; 21:6; 21:6; 21:9; 21:9; 21:9; 21:9; 21:12; 21:12; 21:15; 21:15; 21:23; 21:23; 22:2; 22:9; 22:15; 22:32

Numbers

17:11; 17:12; 18:32; 25:1; 30:3

Deuteronomy

2:24; 2:24; 2:25; 2:25; 2:31; 2:31; 2:31; 2:31; 3:24; 3:24; 16:9; 16:9; 16:9; 20:6; 20:6; 20:6; 28:30

Joshua

3:7; 3:7

Judges

10:18; 10:18; 13:5; 13:5; 13:25; 13:25; 16:19; 16:19; 16:22; 20:31; 20:31; 20:39; 20:40; 20:40

1 Samuel

3:2; 3:12; 3:12; 14:35; 22:15; 22:15

2 Samuel

24:5; 24:15

1 Kings

1:40

2 Kings

10:32; 15:37

1 Chronicles

1:10; 5:1; 27:24

2 Chronicles

3:1; 3:2; 20:22; 29:17; 29:27; 31:7; 31:10; 31:21; 34:3

Ezra

3:6; 3:6; 3:8

Nehemiah

4:1; 13:17; 13:17; 13:18

Esther

6:13; 6:13; 9:23

Job

26:13

Psalms

55:21; 74:7; 77:11; 87:7; 89:32; 89:32; 89:35; 89:40; 109:22

Isaiah

23:9; 43:28; 47:6; 48:11; 48:11; 51:9; 53:5; 56:2; 56:6

Jeremiah

16:18; 16:18; 25:29; 25:29; 31:5; 34:16

Lamentations

2:2

Ezekiel

7:21; 7:21; 7:22; 7:24; 7:24; 9:6; 9:6; 9:6; 13:19; 20:9; 20:9; 20:13; 20:14; 20:14; 20:16; 20:21; 20:22; 20:22; 20:24; 20:39; 22:8; 22:8; 22:16; 22:16; 22:26; 22:26; 22:26; 23:38; 23:39; 23:39; 24:21; 24:21; 25:3; 25:3; 28:7; 28:9; 28:16; 28:18; 32:26; 36:20; 36:21; 36:22; 36:23; 36:23; 39:7; 44:7

Daniel

11:31

Hosea

8:10

Amos

2:7; 2:7

Jonah

3:4

Zephaniah

3:4

Malachi

1:12; 1:12; 2:10; 2:11