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Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries
חָלַל
Source transliteration
châlal
SBL transliteration
ḥālal
Readable transliteration
chalal
Pronunciation
khaw-lal'
Rudi transliteration
ChLL
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)
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.
Strong numbers
H2490
Source entry ID
H2490
Source URL
https://github.com/openscriptures/strongs
Licence
Public Domain / CC BY-SA transcription
Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries: H2490