Chalal

khaw-lal'
Parts of Speech Verb

Chalal Definition

  1. to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin
    1. (Niphal)
      1. to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself 1a
    2. ritually 1a
    3. sexually
      1. to be polluted, be defiled
    4. (Piel)
      1. to profane, make common, defile, pollute
      2. to violate the honour of, dishonour
      3. to violate (a covenant)
      4. to treat as common
    5. (Pual) to profane (name of God)
    6. (Hiphil)
      1. to let be profaned
      2. to begin
    7. (Hophal) to be begun
  2. to wound (fatally), bore through, pierce, bore
    1. (Qal) to pierce
    2. (Pual) to be slain
    3. (Poel) to wound, pierce
    4. (Poal) to be wounded
  3. (Piel) to play the flute or pipe
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
llx
Origin
a primitive root [compare (02470)]
Strong's Number
02490
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 660,661

KJV Word Usage

begin
52
profane
36
pollute
23
defile
9
break
4
wounded
3
eat
2
slay
2
first
1
gather grapes
1
inheritance
1
began men
1
piped
1
players
1
prostitute
1
sorrow
1
stain
1
eat as common things
1
Total
141

KJV Verse Count

8
2
15
5
7
1
8
4
1
2
3
9
2
3
2
7
8
4
1
31
1
1
1
1
1
3
Total
131
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The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Chalal". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .