H2490 – chalal – חָלַל – to bore (a hole); fig. to begin, profane
- Strong’s ID:
- H2490
- Hebrew Word:
- חָלַל
- Transliteration:
- châlal / chalal
- Pronunciation:
- khaw-lal’
- Part of Speech:
- verb
- Etymology:
- a primitive root [compare H2470]
- Usage Count:
- 141
- Search:
- Find “chalal” in the Bible (Old Testament)
Equip God’s People Hebrew Lexicon
1) to bore (a hole)
2) figuratively: to begin
3) figuratively: to profane
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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”); denominative (from H2485) to play (the flute):—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.