H2490 – chalal – חלל – begin (X men began), defile, X break, defile, X eat (as common things), X first, X gather the grape
- Strong’s ID:
- H2490
- Hebrew Word:
- חלל
- Transliteration:
- chalal
- Pronunciation:
- khaw-lal’
- Usage Count:
- 141
- Search:
- Find “chalal” in the Bible (Old Testament)
Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon
a primitive root [compare H2470]; 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 H2485) 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.