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חָלַל

cha.lalto boreHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb142 occurrences28 books132 verses

Definition

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)
Traditional renderings: 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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָלַל:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

142 total
  1. Genesis 4:26הוּחַ֔ל · [men] began
    And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
  2. Genesis 6:1הֵחֵ֣ל · began
    Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,
  3. Genesis 9:20וַיָּ֥חֶל · proceeded
    Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
  4. Genesis 10:8הֵחֵ֔ל · began
    Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
  5. Genesis 11:6הַחִלָּ֣ם · they have begun
    And the LORD said, “If they have begun to do this as one people speaking the same language, then nothing they devise will be beyond them.
  6. Genesis 41:54וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה · began
    …the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.
  7. Genesis 44:12הֵחֵ֔ל · beginning
    The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest—and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
  8. Genesis 49:4חִלַּ֖לְתָּ · defiled it
    Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.
  9. Exodus 20:25וַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃ · you will defile it
    Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.
  10. Exodus 31:14מְחַֽלְלֶ֙יהָ֙ · Anyone who profanes it
    Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people.
  11. Leviticus 18:21תְחַלֵּ֛ל · profane
    You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
  12. Leviticus 19:8חִלֵּ֑ל · he has profaned
    Whoever eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD. That person must be cut off from his people.
  13. Leviticus 19:12וְחִלַּלְתָּ֛ · and so profane
    You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
  14. Leviticus 19:29תְּחַלֵּ֥ל · defile
    You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.
  15. Leviticus 20:3וּלְחַלֵּ֖ל · and profaned
    And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name.
  16. Leviticus 21:4לְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃ · and so profane himself
    He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.
  17. Leviticus 21:6יְחַלְּל֔וּ · profane
    They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the food offerings, the food of their God, they must be holy.
  18. Leviticus 21:9תֵחֵ֖ל · defiles herself; מְחַלֶּ֔לֶת · profanes
    If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.
  19. Leviticus 21:12יְחַלֵּ֔ל · or desecrate
    He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.
  20. Leviticus 21:15יְחַלֵּ֥ל · defile
    …so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.”
  21. Leviticus 21:23יְחַלֵּל֙ · so as not to desecrate
    …but because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”
  22. Leviticus 22:2יְחַלְּל֖וּ · profane
    “Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name. I am the LORD.
  23. Leviticus 22:9יְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּ · they profane it
    The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
  24. Leviticus 22:15יְחַלְּל֔וּ · profane
    The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD
  25. Leviticus 22:32תְחַלְּלוּ֙ · profane
    You must not profane My holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD who sanctifies you,
  26. Numbers 16:46הֵחֵ֥ל · has begun
    Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.”
  27. Numbers 16:47הֵחֵ֥ל · had begun
    So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people.
  28. Numbers 18:32תְחַלְּל֖וּ · defile
    Once you have presented the best part of it, you will not incur guilt because of it. But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’”
  29. Numbers 25:1וַיָּ֣חֶל · began
    While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,
  30. Numbers 30:2יַחֵ֖ל · break
    If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.
  31. Deuteronomy 2:24הָחֵ֣ל · Begin
    “Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.
  32. Deuteronomy 2:25אָחֵל֙ · I will begin
    This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”
  33. Deuteronomy 2:31הַֽחִלֹּ֙תִי֙ · I have begun; הָחֵ֣ל · begin
    Then the LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.”
  34. Deuteronomy 3:24הַֽחִלּ֙וֹתָ֙ · have begun
    “O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant. For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours?
  35. Deuteronomy 16:9מֵהָחֵ֤ל; תָּחֵ֣ל
    You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain.
  36. Deuteronomy 20:6חִלְּל֔וֹ · begun to enjoy its fruit; יְחַלְּלֶֽנּוּ׃ · enjoy its fruit
    Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.
  37. Deuteronomy 28:30תְחַלְּלֶּֽנּוּ׃ · enjoy its fruit
    You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.
  38. Joshua 3:7אָחֵל֙ · I will begin
    Now the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you just as I was with Moses.
  39. Judges 10:18יָחֵ֔ל · will launch
    And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”
  40. Judges 13:5יָחֵ֛ל · will begin
    For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
  41. Judges 13:25וַתָּ֙חֶל֙ · began
    And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
  42. Judges 16:19וַתָּ֙חֶל֙ · In this way she began
    And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him.
  43. Judges 16:22וַיָּ֧חֶל · began
    However, the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved.
  44. Judges 20:31וַיָּחֵ֡לּוּ · They began
    The Benjamites came out against them and were drawn away from the city. They began to attack the people as before, killing about thirty men of Israel in the fields and on the roads, one of which led up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah.
  45. Judges 20:39הֵחֵל֩ · had begun
    …the men of Israel would turn in the battle. When the Benjamites had begun to strike them down, killing about thirty men of Israel, they said, “They are defeated before us as in the first battle.”
  46. Judges 20:40הֵחֵ֛לָּה · began
    But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, the Benjamites looked behind them and saw the whole city going up in smoke.