Strong's Definition
a primitive root (compare 2470); 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 2485) to play (the flute)
KJV Usage: 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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
חָלַל (cha.lal) — to bore. 1) to wound (fatally), bore through, pierce, bore 1a) (Qal) to pierce 1b) (Pual) to be slain 1c) (Poel) to wound, pierce 1d) (Poal) to be wounded
חָלַל (cha.lal) — to play flute. (Piel) to play the flute or pipe
חָלַל (cha.lal) — to profane/begin: begin. : begin 1) to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself 1a1a) ritually 1a1b) sexually 1a2) to be polluted, be defiled 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to profane, make common, defile, pollute 1b2) to violate the honour of, dishonour 1b3) to violate (a covenant) 1b4) to treat as common 1c) (Pual) to be profaned (of name of God) 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to let be profaned 1d2) to begin 1e) (Hophal) to be begun
חָלַל (cha.lal) — to profane/begin: profane. : profane 1) to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself 1a1a) ritually 1a1b) sexually 1a2) to be polluted, be defiled 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to profane, make common, defile, pollute 1b2) to violate the honour of, dishonour 1b3) to violate (a covenant) 1b4) to treat as common 1c) (Pual) to be profaned (of name of God) 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to let be profaned 1d2) to begin 1e) (Hophal) to be begun
חָלַל (cha.lal) — to profane/begin: fruit. : fruit 1) to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself 1a1a) ritually 1a1b) sexually 1a2) to be polluted, be defiled 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to profane, make common, defile, pollute 1b2) to violate the honour of, dishonour 1b3) to violate (a covenant) 1b4) to treat as common 1c) (Pual) to be profaned (of name of God) 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to let be profaned 1d2) to begin 1e) (Hophal) to be begun
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · חֹל · חֲלִילָה · חָלָל
Common | verb nif
to profane oneself = action by which priests disqualify themselves for religious service ◄ by unlawful behavior
Common | verb pi
to profane = causative action by which priests disqualify other priests for religious service ◄ by unlawful behavior
Common | verb pi, verb nif
to profane = causative action by which humans (or deities by human hands) cause land, buildings, or other objects to be unfit for religious use ◄ usually by unlawful behavior
EXO 20:25 · LEV 19:8 · LEV 21:12 · LEV 21:23 · LEV 22:15 · NUM 18:32 · PSA 74:7 · JER 16:18 · EZK 7:21 · EZK 7:22 · EZK 7:22 · EZK 7:24 · EZK 22:26 · EZK 23:39 · EZK 24:21 · EZK 25:3 · EZK 28:18 · EZK 44:7 · DAN 11:31 · ZEP 3:4 · MAL 2:11
Common | verb pi
to make common, to start using = causative action by which humans declare something accessible to ordinary people without preceding ritual; ► so that these people can start making use of it
Despise | verb pi, verb hif, verb nif, verb pu'al
to profane, to dishonor, to disgrace, to violate = action by which humans show total disrespect for a process that is considered holy and/or worthy of respect ◄ by words or actions that are not in line with the behavior that is associated with it
GEN 49:4 · EXO 31:14 · LEV 18:21 · LEV 19:12 · LEV 20:3 · LEV 21:6 · LEV 22:2 · LEV 22:9 · LEV 22:32 · NUM 30:3 · 1CH 5:1 · NEH 13:17 · NEH 13:18 · PSA 55:21 · PSA 89:32 · PSA 89:35 · PSA 89:40 · ISA 23:9 · ISA 56:2 · ISA 56:6 · JER 34:16 · LAM 2:2 · EZK 20:9 · EZK 20:13 · EZK 20:14 · EZK 20:16 · EZK 20:21 · EZK 20:22 · EZK 20:24 · EZK 20:39 · EZK 22:8 · EZK 23:38 · EZK 36:20 · EZK 36:21 · EZK 36:22 · EZK 36:23 · EZK 36:23 · EZK 39:7 · AMO 2:7 · MAL 1:12 · MAL 2:10
Shame | verb hif
to dishonor oneself, to disgrace oneself = action by which humans bring dishonor on themselves ◄ by unlawful behavior
verb · תְּחִלָּה
Begin | verb hif
to begin, to start = process by which an event starts happening
GEN 6:1 · GEN 10:8 · GEN 41:54 · GEN 44:12 · NUM 17:11 · NUM 17:12 · DEU 16:9 · JDG 16:22 · JDG 20:40 · 1SA 3:2 · 1SA 3:12 · 1CH 1:10 · 2CH 29:27 · 2CH 29:27 · 2CH 31:7 · 2CH 31:10 · NEH 4:1 · HOS 8:10
Begin | verb qal, verb hif, verb hof
to begin, to start = action by which humans or deities start performing an event
GEN 4:26 · GEN 9:20 · GEN 11:6 · NUM 25:1 · DEU 2:24 · DEU 2:25 · DEU 2:31 · DEU 2:31 · DEU 3:24 · DEU 16:9 · JOS 3:7 · JDG 10:18 · JDG 13:5 · JDG 13:25 · JDG 16:19 · JDG 20:31 · JDG 20:39 · 1SA 14:35 · 1SA 22:15 · 2KI 10:32 · 2KI 15:37 · 1CH 27:24 · 2CH 3:1 · 2CH 3:2 · 2CH 20:22 · 2CH 29:17 · 2CH 31:21 · 2CH 34:3 · 2CH 34:3 · EZR 3:6 · EZR 3:8 · EST 6:13 · EST 9:23 · JER 25:29 · EZK 9:6 · EZK 9:6 · JON 3:4
verb · חַלָּה · חַלֹּון · חָלִיל · חָלָל · מְחִלָּה
Impact | verb pi, verb pu'al
to pierce, to wound = causative action by which humans or deities inflict fatal wounds on humans or animals by making a hole in their body with a sharp object
JOB 26:13 · PRO 26:10 · ISA 51:9 · ISA 53:5 · EZK 28:7 · EZK 28:9 · EZK 28:16 · EZK 32:26
Grieve | verb qal, verb pi
to grieve, to be hurt = process by which humans are emotionally wounded
verb · חָלִיל
1 EZK 7:21 MT-K חללה | MT-Q חִלְּלוּהוּ 2 PSA 77:11 RSV NRSV "it is my grief" NJB "this is what wounds me" GNT CEV "what hurts me" | NIV "I will appeal" | NJPS "it is my fault" | REB "grown weak" = הלה
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חָלַל vb. bore, pierce Qal my heart is pierced (wounded) within me
Pi. in the hand of the ones wounding thee
Pu. pierced by the sword
Po‛el his hand pierced the fleeing serpent
Po‛al pierced, wounded because of our transgressions
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[חלל] vb. denom. play the pipe, pipe Qal as well the singers as the pipe-players
Polel dancers
Pi. and the people piped with pipes
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[חָלַל] vb. pollute, defile, profane Niph. reflex. pollute, defile oneself
Pass., be polluted, defiled
Pi. defile, pollute
violate the honour of, dishonour
violate a covenant
treat a vineyard as common
Pu. my great name which is profaned among the nations
Hiph.
I will not let my holy name be profaned any more.
he shall not violate his word
begin
Hoph. then it was begun (= men began) to call on the name of י׳
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