2490. chalal
Lexical Summary
chalal: To profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin

Original Word: חָלַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chalal
Pronunciation: khaw-LAL
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-lal')
KJV: begin (X men began), defile, X break, defile, X eat (as common things), X first, X gather the grape thereof, X take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound
Word Origin: [a primitive root]

1. (properly) to bore
2. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve
3. (figuratively) to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an "opening wedge")
4. denom. (from H2485) to play (the flute)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
begin men began, defile, break, defile, eat as common things

A primitive root (compare chalah); 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"); denom. (from chaliyl) to play (the flute) -- begin (X men began), defile, X break, defile, X eat (as common things), X first, X gather the grape thereof, X take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.

see HEBREW chalah

see HEBREW chaliyl

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. חָלַל verb bore, pierce (Arabic perforate, pierce through, transfix, Ethiopic (hollow) read; Aramaic חֲלַל hollow out, חֲלִילָא pipe; adjective hollow, cave, 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`al 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`el Participle plural (Baer) בְּיַד מְחַללֶי֑ךָ Ezekiel 28:9 in the hand of the ones wounding thee (Sm Co read מְחוֺלְלֶ֑ךָ).

Pu`al Participle מְחֻלֲלֵי חֶרֶב pierced by the sword Ezekiel 32:26.

Po`el Perfect3feminine 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 מֲחֹלָל מִמְּשָׁעֵינוּ 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`el Participle וְהָעָם מְחַלְּלִים בַּחֲלִלִים 1 Kings 1:40 and the people piped with pipes (compare Assyrian —âlalu, according to D1 in ZimBP 117).

III. [חָלַל] verb pollute, defile, profane;

Hiph`il also begin (literally untie, loosen, open, see Arabic) (Arabic 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`el Hiph`il transitive), compare Aramaic חֲלַל Pa`el is purify, Aph`el is profane) —

Niph`al 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 Pass., 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`el Perfect חִלֵּל Leviticus 19:8 3t.; suffix חִלִּלוֺ Deuteronomy 20:6; 2masculine singular חִלַּלְתָּ Genesis 49:4 3t.; 2 feminine singular חִלָּ֑֔לְתְּ Ezekiel 22:8; 3plural suffix חִלְּלוּהֻ֯ Ezekiel 7:21 etc., + 16 t. Perfect; Imperfect יְחַלֵּל Leviticus 21:12,15,23; suffix יְחַלְּלֶנּוּ Deuteronomy 20:6; plural יְחַלְּלוּ Leviticus 21:6 4t., יְחַלֵּ֑לוּ Psalm 89:32 etc., + 13 t. Imperfect; Infinitive חַלֵּל Amos 2:7 4t.; חַלְּלוֺ Ezekiel 23:39 4t.; 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`al Participle בַּגּוֺיִם שְׁמִי הַגָּדוֺל הַמְֿחֻלָּל Ezekiel 36:23 my great name which is profaned among the nations.

Hiph`il 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 15t., הֵ֫חֵלָּה Judges 20:40, הַחִלּוֺתָ Deuteronomy 3:24; Esther 6:13, הַחִלֹּתִי Deuteronomy 2:31; 1 Samuel 22:15, הֵחֵ֫לּוּ Ezra 3:6 6t.; Imperfect יָחֵל Judges 10:18; Judges 13:5, וַיָּ֫חֶל Genesis 9:20 5t., 3 feminine singular וַ֫תָּחֶל Judges 13:25; Judges 16:19, 2masculine singular תָּחֵל Deuteronomy 16:9, אָחֵל Deuteronomy 2:25; Joshua 3:7, וַיָּחֵ֫לּוּ Judges 20:31 3t., וַתְּחִלֶּינָה Genesis 41:54, תָּחֵ֫לּוּ Ezekiel 9:6; Imperative הָחֵל Deuteronomy 2:24,31; Infinitive construct הָחֵל 1 Samuel 3:12 2t.; suffix הַחִלָּם Genesis 11:6; Participle מֵחַל Jeremiah 25:29; — begin, Numbers 17:11; Numbers 17:12 (P) Deuteronomy 16:9; 2Chronicles 29:27 (twice in verse); so 2 Samuel 24:15 ᵐ5 We Dr (ᵐ5 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; 2Chronicles 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; 2Chronicles 20:22; so 2 Samuel 24:5, read וַיָּחֵ֫לּוּ for וַיַּחֲנוּ ᵐ5L 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`al 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; ᵐ5 וחדלו מעט ממשׁח cease a little from anointing, so Che We, this probably best.

Topical Lexicon
Overview of Usage

The verb occurs about one hundred forty-three times and gathers several distinct yet related ideas: profaning what is holy, defiling persons or places, beginning an action, and piercing or fatally wounding. All nuances share the sense of breaching a boundary that God has set—whether the boundary is ritual, moral, temporal, or physical.

Holiness versus Profanation

At the heart of Israel’s covenant life stands the call, “You are to be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy” (Leviticus 19:2). The term repeatedly signals the opposite of holiness. Whenever something or someone God set apart is treated as ordinary, the verb appears. Thus Leviticus warns priests not to “profane” the sanctuary or the holy things (Leviticus 21:12; 22:2); the common worshiper must also avoid conduct that would make the sanctuary “common” (Leviticus 19:30). The line is clear: holiness is God-given; profanation is human rebellion.

Profaning the Name of the Lord

The Name encapsulates God’s revealed character and covenant faithfulness. Israel must not “swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God” (Leviticus 19:12). Child sacrifice to Molech does the same (Leviticus 18:21; 20:3). Ezekiel repeatedly laments that exile has “profaned” the divine Name among the nations (Ezekiel 36:20-23), yet promises that the Lord Himself will act “for the sake of My holy name, which you have profaned.”

Sabbaths and Sacred Seasons

The Sabbath is a weekly testimony that Israel belongs to the Creator-Redeemer. “Whoever profanes it shall surely be put to death” (Exodus 31:14). Prophets later indict the nation for turning the Sabbath into an ordinary market day (Ezekiel 22:8, 26; 23:38). The verb thereby becomes shorthand for treating God-ordained time as disposable.

Sanctuary, Offerings, and Ministry

Offerings with blemish “profane” the altar (Malachi 1:12-13). Priests mar their calling when they “do violence to My law and profane My holy things” (Ezekiel 22:26). Conversely, zeal for holiness is illustrated by Phinehas, who thrust his spear through flagrant sinners (Numbers 25:8—the same root appears as “pierced”), turning away wrath and restoring covenant order.

Sexual and Moral Purity

To violate a woman sexually is to “humiliate” or “defile” her, as Dinah experienced in Shechem (Genesis 34:5-31) and Tamar at the hands of Amnon (2 Samuel 13:12). Such acts desecrate God’s image-bearers and threaten the community’s holiness. The same root warns against cult prostitution (Leviticus 19:29).

Violence, Wounding, and Messianic Prophecy

The word describes lethal blows on the battlefield (Numbers 25:8; Isaiah 22:2) and is chosen by Isaiah to portray the suffering Servant: “But He was pierced for our transgressions” (Isaiah 53:5). The prophecy links human profanation of God’s holiness with a saving wound borne by God’s anointed, fulfilled in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ (John 19:34, 37).

The Idea of Beginning

A positive nuance surfaces early in Genesis: “At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD” (Genesis 4:26). The same form marks the first expansion of humanity (Genesis 6:1), the exploits of Nimrod (Genesis 10:8), and Israel’s conquest mandate, “Begin to possess it” (Deuteronomy 2:24). The semantic shift reminds readers that all beginnings carry potential either to honor or to profane God.

Prophetic Oracles of Judgment and Restoration

Isaiah warns, “I profane the princes of the sanctuary” (Isaiah 43:28), showing that God Himself may treat corrupt leaders as common. Yet He also vows, “Never again will I allow My holy name to be profaned” (Ezekiel 39:7). Judgment and restoration hinge on the same term, underscoring divine sovereignty over holiness.

Theological and Ministry Considerations

1. Holiness is not merely ritual; it frames every aspect of life—time, worship, sexuality, governance.
2. Profanation brings judgment; holiness secured by atoning blood brings life (Hebrews 10:29-31 echoes this backdrop).
3. The Servant’s “piercing” answers humanity’s profanation, enabling the Church to proclaim a holy God who makes holy people (1 Peter 1:15-19).
4. Ministry guardedness: leaders today echo ancient priests; careless handling of God’s Word or people still “profanes” His Name (James 3:1).
5. Missional witness: Ezekiel’s concern that the nations view God as holy urges believers to uphold integrity before a watching world (Matthew 5:16).

Key References

Genesis 4:26; 6:1; 34:5-31

Exodus 31:14-15

Leviticus 18:21; 19:12, 29-30; 21:6-12; 22:2, 32

Numbers 25:8; Deuteronomy 2:24

2 Samuel 13:12

Isaiah 22:2; 43:28; 53:5

Ezekiel 20:9; 22:8, 26; 23:38; 36:20-23; 39:7

Malachi 1:12

(The above list is representative; for the full canonical scope consult a concordance.)

Forms and Transliterations
אֲחַלֵּ֥ל אַחֵ֥ל אָחֵל֙ אחל אחלל הֵחֵ֔ל הֵחֵ֕ל הֵחֵ֕לּוּ הֵחֵ֖לּוּ הֵחֵ֛ל הֵחֵ֛לָּה הֵחֵ֡לּוּ הֵחֵ֣ל הֵחֵ֣לּוּ הֵחֵ֣ל ׀ הֵחֵ֤ל הֵחֵ֥ל הֵחֵ֥לּוּ הֵחֵ֨לּוּ הֵחֵל֙ הֵחֵל֩ הַֽחִלֹּ֙תִי֙ הַֽחִלּ֙וֹתָ֙ הַֽמְחֻלָּל֙ הַחִלָּ֣ם הַחִלֹּ֛תִי הַחִלּ֨וֹתָ הָחֵ֖ל הָחֵ֣ל הוּחַ֔ל הוחל החל החלה החלו החלות החלם החלתי המחלל וְחִלְּל֖וּ וְחִלְּל֞וּ וְחִלְּלֽוּהָ׃ וְחִלֵּֽלוּ׃ וְחִלַּלְתָּ֛ וְחִלְּלֽוּהוּ׃ וְנִחֲל֖וּ וְנִחַ֥לְתְּ וַ֠יָּחֵלּוּ וַ֠יָּחֶל וַֽיְחַלְּל֖וּ וַאֲחַלֵּ֖ל וַיְחַלְּל֣וּ וַיָּ֣חֶל וַיָּ֤חֶל וַיָּ֥חֶל וַיָּ֧חֶל וַיָּחֵ֙לּוּ֙ וַיָּחֵ֡לּוּ וַיָּחֵ֣לּוּ וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה וַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃ וַתְּחַלְּל֣וּ וַתְּחַלֶּלְ֨נָה וַתָּ֙חֶל֙ וָאֵחַ֖ל וָאֶחַלֶּלְךָ֩ וּֽבְחַלְּלוֹ֙ וּֽמְחַלְּלִ֖ים וּלְחַלֵּ֖ל ואחל ואחלל ואחללך ובחללו וחללו וחללו׃ וחללוה׃ וחללוהו׃ וחללת ויחל ויחלו ויחללו ולחלל ומחללים ונחלו ונחלת ותחל ותחלינה ותחללה׃ ותחללו ותחללנה חִלְּל֔וֹ חִלְּל֙וּהוּ֙ חִלְּל֣וּ חִלְּל֥וּ חִלְּלוּ־ חִלֵּ֑ל חִלֵּ֑לוּ חִלֵּ֣ל חִלֵּ֥ל חִלֵּֽלוּ׃ חִלַּ֖לְתָּ חִלַּ֙לְתִּי֙ חִלַּלְתֶּ֔ם חִלַּלְתֶּ֖ם חִלָּֽלְתְּ׃ חַלְּלָ֣ם חַלֵּ֖ל חָלַ֥ל חָלָ֑ל חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה חלל חללה חללו חללו־ חללו׃ חללוהו חללם חללת חללת׃ חללתי חללתם יְחַלְּל֔וּ יְחַלְּל֖וּ יְחַלְּלֶֽנּוּ׃ יְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּ יְחַלֵּ֑לוּ יְחַלֵּ֔ל יְחַלֵּ֥ל יְחַלֵּל֙ יֵחָ֑ל יַחֵ֖ל יָחֵ֔ל יָחֵ֛ל יחל יחלל יחללהו יחללו יחללנו׃ כְּחֹלְלִ֑ים כחללים לְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃ לְחַלְּל֑וֹ לְחַלְּל֣וֹ לְחַלֵּ֖ל לְחַלֵּל֙ להחלו׃ לחלל לחללו מְחַֽלְלֶ֙יהָ֙ מְחַלְּלִ֣ים מְחַלְלֶֽיךָ׃ מְחַלֵּ֤ל מְחַלֶּ֔לֶת מְחֹלָ֣ל מְחֻ֣לְלֵי מְחוֹלֶ֥לֶת מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹ מֵהָחֵ֤ל מֵהָחֵ֨ל מֵחֵ֣ל מהחל מחוללת מחל מחלל מחללו מחללי מחלליה מחלליך׃ מחללים מחללת נִחָ֗ל נחל תְּחַלֵּ֥ל תְחַלְּל֖וּ תְחַלְּלֶֽנּוּ׃ תְחַלְּלוּ֙ תְחַלְּלוּ־ תְחַלֵּ֛ל תֵחֵ֖ל תָּחֵ֑לּוּ תָּחֵ֣ל תחל תחלו תחלל תחללו תחללו־ תחללנו׃ ’ă·ḥal·lêl ’a·ḥêl ’ā·ḥêl ’ăḥallêl ’aḥêl ’āḥêl achalLel aChel chaLal chalLel challeLam chilLalet chilLalta chillalTem chilLalti chilLel chilleLo chilleLu chilleLuhu cholaLah hā·ḥêl ha·ḥil·lām ha·ḥil·lō·ṯî ha·ḥil·lō·w·ṯā ḥā·lal ḥā·lāl haChel hachilLam hachilLota hachilLoti hāḥêl haḥillām haḥillōṯî haḥillōwṯā ḥal·lə·lām ḥal·lêl ḥālal ḥālāl ḥallêl ḥalləlām ham·ḥul·lāl hamchulLal hamḥullāl hê·ḥêl hê·ḥêl·lāh hê·ḥêl·lū heChel heChellah heChellu hêḥêl hêḥêllāh hêḥêllū ḥil·lā·lət ḥil·lal·tā ḥil·lal·tem ḥil·lal·tî ḥil·lə·lōw ḥil·lê·lū ḥil·lə·lū ḥil·lə·lū- ḥil·lə·lū·hū ḥil·lêl ḥillālət ḥillaltā ḥillaltem ḥillaltî ḥillêl ḥilləlōw ḥillêlū ḥilləlū ḥilləlū- ḥilləlūhū ḥō·lă·lāh ḥōlălāh hū·ḥal huChal hūḥal kə·ḥō·lə·lîm kecholeLim kəḥōləlîm lə·ḥal·lə·lōw lə·ḥal·lêl lə·hê·ḥal·lōw lechalLel lechalleLo ləḥallêl ləḥalləlōw leHechalLo ləhêḥallōw mê·hā·ḥêl mə·ḥal·le·hā mə·ḥal·le·ḵā mə·ḥal·le·leṯ mə·ḥal·lə·lîm mê·ḥal·lə·lōw mə·ḥal·lêl mê·ḥêl mə·ḥō·lāl mə·ḥō·w·le·leṯ mə·ḥul·lê mechalLeicha mechalLeiha mechalLel mechalLelet mechalleLim mechalleLo meChel mechoLal mechoLelet meChullei mehaChel mêhāḥêl məḥallehā məḥalleḵā məḥallêl məḥalleleṯ məḥalləlîm mêḥalləlōw mêḥêl məḥōlāl məḥōwleleṯ məḥullê ni·ḥāl niChal niḥāl tā·ḥêl tā·ḥêl·lū taChel taChellu tāḥêl tāḥêllū ṯə·ḥal·lə·len·nū ṯə·ḥal·lə·lū ṯə·ḥal·lə·lū- tə·ḥal·lêl ṯə·ḥal·lêl ṯê·ḥêl techalLel techalleLennu techalleLu teChel təḥallêl ṯəḥallêl ṯəḥalləlennū ṯəḥalləlū ṯəḥalləlū- ṯêḥêl ū·ḇə·ḥal·lə·lōw ū·lə·ḥal·lêl ū·mə·ḥal·lə·lîm ūḇəḥalləlōw ulechalLel ūləḥallêl umechalleLim ūməḥalləlîm uvechalleLo vaachalLel vaeChal vaechallelCha vaiYachel vaiyaChellu vatTachel vatteChalLeha vattechalleLnah vattechalleLu vattechilLeinah vaychalleLu vechillalTa vechilLelu vechilleLuha vechilleLuhu veniChalt venichaLu wa’ăḥallêl wā’êḥal wā’eḥallelḵā wa·’ă·ḥal·lêl wā·’ê·ḥal wā·’e·ḥal·lel·ḵā wat·tā·ḥel wat·tə·ḥal·le·hā wat·tə·ḥal·lə·lū wat·tə·ḥal·lel·nāh wat·tə·ḥil·le·nāh wattāḥel wattəḥallehā wattəḥallelnāh wattəḥalləlū wattəḥillenāh way·ḥal·lə·lū way·yā·ḥel way·yā·ḥêl·lū wayḥalləlū wayyāḥel wayyāḥêllū wə·ḥil·lal·tā wə·ḥil·lê·lū wə·ḥil·lə·lū wə·ḥil·lə·lū·hā wə·ḥil·lə·lū·hū wə·ni·ḥă·lū wə·ni·ḥalt wəḥillaltā wəḥillêlū wəḥilləlū wəḥilləlūhā wəḥilləlūhū wəniḥalt wəniḥălū ya·ḥêl yā·ḥêl yaChel yaḥêl yāḥêl yê·ḥāl yə·ḥal·lə·len·nū yə·ḥal·lê·lū yə·ḥal·lə·lū yə·ḥal·lə·lu·hū yə·ḥal·lêl yeChal yechalLel yechalleLennu yechalleLu yechalleLuhu yêḥāl yəḥallêl yəḥalləlennū yəḥallêlū yəḥalləlū yəḥalləluhū
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Genesis 4:26
HEB: אֱנ֑וֹשׁ אָ֣ז הוּחַ֔ל לִקְרֹ֖א בְּשֵׁ֥ם
NAS: Then [men] began to call
KJV: Enos: then began men to call
INT: Enosh Then began to call the name

Genesis 6:1
HEB: וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּֽי־ הֵחֵ֣ל הָֽאָדָ֔ם לָרֹ֖ב
NAS: men began to multiply
KJV: And it came to pass, when men began to multiply
INT: came when began men to multiply

Genesis 9:20
HEB: וַיָּ֥חֶל נֹ֖חַ אִ֣ישׁ
NAS: Then Noah began farming and planted
KJV: And Noah began [to be] an husbandman,
INT: began Noah another

Genesis 10:8
HEB: נִמְרֹ֑ד ה֣וּא הֵחֵ֔ל לִֽהְי֥וֹת גִּבֹּ֖ר
NAS: of Nimrod; he became a mighty one
KJV: Nimrod: he began to be
INT: of Nimrod he began to be A mighty

Genesis 11:6
HEB: לְכֻלָּ֔ם וְזֶ֖ה הַחִלָּ֣ם לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת וְעַתָּה֙
NAS: And this is what they began to do,
KJV: language; and this they begin to do:
INT: all and this began to do and now

Genesis 41:54
HEB: וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה שֶׁ֣בַע שְׁנֵ֤י
NAS: years of famine began to come, just
KJV: of dearth began to come,
INT: began and the seven years

Genesis 44:12
HEB: וַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂ בַּגָּד֣וֹל הֵחֵ֔ל וּבַקָּטֹ֖ן כִּלָּ֑ה
NAS: He searched, beginning with the oldest
KJV: And he searched, [and] began at the eldest,
INT: searched the oldest beginning the youngest and ending

Genesis 49:4
HEB: אָבִ֑יךָ אָ֥ז חִלַּ֖לְתָּ יְצוּעִ֥י עָלָֽה׃
NAS: Then you defiled [it] -- he went
KJV: bed; then defiledst thou [it]: he went up
INT: to your father's Then defiled to my couch went

Exodus 20:25
HEB: הֵנַ֥פְתָּ עָלֶ֖יהָ וַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃
NAS: your tool on it, you will profane it.
KJV: thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
INT: wield on will profane

Exodus 31:14
HEB: הִ֖וא לָכֶ֑ם מְחַֽלְלֶ֙יהָ֙ מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֔ת
NAS: for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely
KJV: therefore; for it [is] holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely
INT: is holy he profanes shall surely be put

Leviticus 18:21
HEB: לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֧א תְחַלֵּ֛ל אֶת־ שֵׁ֥ם
KJV: through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name
INT: to Molech nor profane the name of your God

Leviticus 19:8
HEB: קֹ֥דֶשׁ יְהוָ֖ה חִלֵּ֑ל וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ
NAS: his iniquity, for he has profaned the holy thing
KJV: his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing
INT: the holy of the LORD has profaned shall be cut person

Leviticus 19:12
HEB: בִשְׁמִ֖י לַשָּׁ֑קֶר וְחִלַּלְתָּ֛ אֶת־ שֵׁ֥ם
KJV: falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name
INT: my name falsely profane the name of your God

Leviticus 19:29
HEB: אַל־ תְּחַלֵּ֥ל אֶֽת־ בִּתְּךָ֖
KJV: Do not prostitute thy daughter,
INT: not prostitute your daughter making

Leviticus 20:3
HEB: אֶת־ מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י וּלְחַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־ שֵׁ֥ם
KJV: my sanctuary, and to profane my holy
INT: to defile my sanctuary profane name my holy

Leviticus 21:4
HEB: בַּ֣עַל בְּעַמָּ֑יו לְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃
NAS: among his people, and so profane himself.
KJV: among his people, to profane himself.
INT: A relative his people profane

Leviticus 21:6
HEB: לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ שֵׁ֖ם אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם
NAS: to their God and not profane the name
KJV: unto their God, and not profane the name
INT: to their God and not profane the name of their God

Leviticus 21:9
HEB: כֹּהֵ֔ן כִּ֥י תֵחֵ֖ל לִזְנ֑וֹת אֶת־
NAS: if she profanes herself by harlotry,
KJV: priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore,
INT: priest if profanes harlotry her father

Leviticus 21:9
HEB: אָבִ֙יהָ֙ הִ֣יא מְחַלֶּ֔לֶת בָּאֵ֖שׁ תִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃
NAS: herself by harlotry, she profanes her father;
KJV: herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father:
INT: her father she profanes fire shall be burned

Leviticus 21:12
HEB: יֵצֵ֔א וְלֹ֣א יְחַלֵּ֔ל אֵ֖ת מִקְדַּ֣שׁ
NAS: nor profane the sanctuary
KJV: of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary
INT: go nor profane the sanctuary of his God

Leviticus 21:15
HEB: וְלֹֽא־ יְחַלֵּ֥ל זַרְע֖וֹ בְּעַמָּ֑יו
NAS: so that he will not profane his offspring
KJV: Neither shall he profane his seed
INT: he will not profane his offspring his people

Leviticus 21:23
HEB: בּ֑וֹ וְלֹ֤א יְחַלֵּל֙ אֶת־ מִקְדָּשַׁ֔י
NAS: he has a defect, so that he will not profane My sanctuaries.
KJV: because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries:
INT: A blemish he will not profane my sanctuaries because

Leviticus 22:2
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹ֥א יְחַלְּל֖וּ אֶת־ שֵׁ֣ם
NAS: they dedicate to Me, so as not to profane My holy
KJV: of Israel, and that they profane not my holy
INT: of Israel not to profane name my holy

Leviticus 22:9
HEB: ב֖וֹ כִּ֣י יְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה
NAS: thereby because they profane it; I am the LORD
KJV: for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD
INT: and die because profane I am the LORD

Leviticus 22:15
HEB: וְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ אֶת־ קָדְשֵׁ֖י
NAS: They shall not profane the holy
KJV: And they shall not profane the holy things
INT: shall not profane the holy the sons

143 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2490
143 Occurrences


’ă·ḥal·lêl — 1 Occ.
’ā·ḥêl — 3 Occ.
ḥā·lāl — 2 Occ.
ḥal·lêl — 1 Occ.
ḥal·lə·lām — 1 Occ.
ḥil·lā·lət — 1 Occ.
ḥil·lal·tā — 3 Occ.
ḥil·lal·tem — 2 Occ.
ḥil·lal·tî — 1 Occ.
ḥil·lêl — 4 Occ.
ḥil·lə·lōw — 1 Occ.
ḥil·lə·lū — 7 Occ.
ḥil·lə·lū·hū — 1 Occ.
ḥō·lă·lāh — 1 Occ.
hā·ḥêl — 3 Occ.
ha·ḥil·lām — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥil·lō·w·ṯā — 2 Occ.
ha·ḥil·lō·ṯî — 2 Occ.
ham·ḥul·lāl — 1 Occ.
hê·ḥêl — 19 Occ.
hê·ḥêl·lāh — 1 Occ.
hê·ḥêl·lū — 7 Occ.
hū·ḥal — 1 Occ.
kə·ḥō·lə·lîm — 1 Occ.
lə·ḥal·lêl — 3 Occ.
lə·ḥal·lə·lōw — 2 Occ.
lə·hê·ḥal·lōw — 1 Occ.
mə·ḥal·le·ḵā — 1 Occ.
mə·ḥal·le·hā — 1 Occ.
mə·ḥal·lêl — 1 Occ.
mə·ḥal·le·leṯ — 1 Occ.
mə·ḥal·lə·lîm — 2 Occ.
mê·ḥal·lə·lōw — 2 Occ.
mê·ḥêl — 1 Occ.
mə·ḥō·lāl — 1 Occ.
mə·ḥō·w·le·leṯ — 1 Occ.
mə·ḥul·lê — 1 Occ.
mê·hā·ḥêl — 2 Occ.
ni·ḥāl — 1 Occ.
tā·ḥêl — 1 Occ.
tā·ḥêl·lū — 1 Occ.
ṯə·ḥal·lêl — 2 Occ.
ṯə·ḥal·lə·len·nū — 1 Occ.
ṯə·ḥal·lə·lū — 3 Occ.
ṯê·ḥêl — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·ḥal·lêl — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·ḥal·lə·lîm — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ḥal·lə·lōw — 1 Occ.
wa·’ă·ḥal·lêl — 1 Occ.
wā·’ê·ḥal — 1 Occ.
wā·’e·ḥal·lel·ḵā — 1 Occ.
way·yā·ḥel — 6 Occ.
way·yā·ḥêl·lū — 4 Occ.
wat·tā·ḥel — 2 Occ.
wat·tə·ḥal·le·hā — 1 Occ.
wat·tə·ḥal·lel·nāh — 1 Occ.
wat·tə·ḥal·lə·lū — 1 Occ.
wat·tə·ḥil·le·nāh — 1 Occ.
way·ḥal·lə·lū — 2 Occ.
wə·ḥil·lal·tā — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥil·lê·lū — 4 Occ.
wə·ḥil·lə·lū·hā — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥil·lə·lū·hū — 1 Occ.
wə·ni·ḥalt — 1 Occ.
wə·ni·ḥă·lū — 1 Occ.
ya·ḥêl — 3 Occ.
yê·ḥāl — 1 Occ.
yə·ḥal·lêl — 3 Occ.
yə·ḥal·lə·len·nū — 1 Occ.
yə·ḥal·lə·lū — 4 Occ.
yə·ḥal·lə·lu·hū — 1 Occ.

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