Strong's H2490 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: חָלַל (châlal)

Pronunciation: khaw-lal'

POS: khaw-lal' Morph: v

Exegesis: a primitive root (compare ); also denominative (from )

Definition: a primitive root (compare חָלָה); also denominative (from חָלִיל); 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 ([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.

KJV Usage: 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.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin
• 2. 1a) (Niphal)
• 3. 1a1) to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself
• 4. 1a1a) ritually
• 5. 1a1b) sexually
• 6. 1a2) to be polluted, be defiled
• 7. 1b) (Piel)
• 8. 1b1) to profane, make common, defile, pollute
• 9. 1b2) to violate the honour of, dishonour
• 10. 1b3) to violate (a covenant)
• 11. 1b4) to treat as common
• 12. 1c) (Pual) to profane (name of God)
• 13. 1d) (Hiphil)
• 14. 1d1) to let be profaned
• 15. 1d2) to begin
• 16. 1e) (Hophal) to be begun
• 17. 2) to wound (fatally), bore through, pierce, bore
• 18. 2a) (Qal) to pierce
• 19. 2b) (Pual) to be slain
• 20. 2c) (Poel) to wound, pierce
• 21. 2d) (Poal) to be wounded
• 22. 3) (Piel) to play the flute or pipe

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G305
• GREEK G757
• GREEK G953
• GREEK G1679
• GREEK G1728
• GREEK G2064
• GREEK G2289
• GREEK G2348
• GREEK G2872
• GREEK G3392
• GREEK G3498
• GREEK G3886
• GREEK G4766
• GREEK G5015
• GREEK G5134
• GREEK G5135
• GREEK G5166

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