Strong's Lexicon chalal: To profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin Original Word: חָלַל Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G953 (bebeloo): To profane, desecrate - G2839 (koinos): Common, unclean Usage: The Hebrew verb "chalal" primarily conveys the idea of profaning or defiling something sacred. It is used in various contexts to describe actions that desecrate or violate the holiness of persons, places, or things. Additionally, "chalal" can mean to begin, often in the context of beginning to profane or defile. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of holiness was central to religious life. The Israelites were called to be a holy people, set apart for God. The tabernacle, temple, sacrifices, and priesthood were all considered holy, and any act of defilement was taken seriously. Profaning sacred things was seen as a direct affront to God's holiness and order. The use of "chalal" reflects the importance of maintaining purity and reverence in worship and daily life. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. חָלַל verb bore, pierce (Arabic  perforate, pierce through, transfix, Ethiopic  (hollow) read; Aramaic חֲלַל hollow out, חֲלִילָא pipe;  adjective hollow,  cave,  sheath, etc.; Late Hebrew in derivatives חָלָל noun hollow, adjective slain, חָלִיל pipe); — Qal Perfect לִבִּי חָלַל בְּקִרְבִּי my heart is pierced (wounded) within me Psalm 109:22 (? literally one has pierced my heart; or read Pu`al חֻלַּל ?); Infinitive construct חַלּוֺתִי הִיא Psalm 77:11 it is my piercing, my wound (my woe, my cross; so Ew Hi De Bae MV SS Köi. 341, but Hup Pe Bi Che read חֲלוֺתִי my sickness). Pi`el Participle plural (Baer) בְּיַד מְחַללֶי֑ךָ Ezekiel 28:9 in the hand of the ones wounding thee (Sm Co read מְחוֺלְלֶ֑ךָ). Pu`al Participle מְחֻלֲלֵי חֶרֶב pierced by the sword Ezekiel 32:26. Po`el Perfect3feminine singular חֹלֲלָה יָדוֺ נָחָשׁ בָּרִחַ Job 26:13 his hand pierced the fleeing serpent; Participle feminine מְחוֺלֶלֶת תַּנִּין Isaiah 51:9 who pierced the dragon. Po`al Participle מֲחֹלָל מִמְּשָׁעֵינוּ Isaiah 53:5 pierced, wounded because of our transgressions (of the servant of ׳י, "" מְדֻכָּא מֵעֲוֺנֹתֵינוּ). II. [חלל] verb denominative play the pipe, pipe — Qal Participle plural וְשָׁרִים כְּחֹלֲלִים Psalm 87:7 as well the singers as the pipe-players, compare AV; < RV Pe De Che Bae and others Polel Participle from 1. חוּל dancers. Pi`el Participle וְהָעָם מְחַלְּלִים בַּחֲלִלִים 1 Kings 1:40 and the people piped with pipes (compare Assyrian —âlalu, according to D1 in ZimBP 117). III. [חָלַל] verb pollute, defile, profane; Hiph`il also begin (literally untie, loosen, open, see Arabic) (Arabic Niph`al Perfect נִחָ֑ל Ezekiel 25:3, נִחַלְתְּ (תִּי- Co) Ezekiel 22:16, נִחֲלוּ Ezekiel 7:24; Imperfect יֵחָ֑ל Isaiah 48:11, תֵּחֵל Leviticus 21:9, וָאֵחַל Ezekiel 22:26; Infinitive הֵחֵל Ezekiel 20:9,14,22, suffix לְהֵחַלּוֺ Leviticus 21:4. — 1 reflex. pollute, defile oneself a. ritually, by contact with dead "" טמא, Leviticus 21:4 (H). b. sexually "" זנה Leviticus 21:9 (H). 2 Pass., be polluted, defiled, of holy places Ezekiel 7:24; Ezekiel 25:3, name of God Ezekiel 20:9,14,22; Isaiah 48:11 and even God himself Ezekiel 22:16,26. Pi`el Perfect חִלֵּל Leviticus 19:8 3t.; suffix חִלִּלוֺ Deuteronomy 20:6; 2masculine singular חִלַּלְתָּ Genesis 49:4 3t.; 2 feminine singular חִלָּ֑֔לְתְּ Ezekiel 22:8; 3plural suffix חִלְּלוּהֻ֯ Ezekiel 7:21 etc., + 16 t. Perfect; Imperfect יְחַלֵּל Leviticus 21:12,15,23; suffix יְחַלְּלֶנּוּ Deuteronomy 20:6; plural יְחַלְּלוּ Leviticus 21:6 4t., יְחַלֵּ֑לוּ Psalm 89:32 etc., + 13 t. Imperfect; Infinitive חַלֵּל Amos 2:7 4t.; חַלְּלוֺ Ezekiel 23:39 4t.; חַלְּלָם Jeremiah 16:18; Participle מְחַלֵּל Ezekiel 24:21 plural מְחַלְּלִים Malachi 1:12; Nehemiah 13:17; suffix מְחַלֲלֶיהָ Exodus 31:14; feminine מְחַלֶּלֶת Leviticus 21:9; — 1 defile, pollute: a. sexually, Genesis 49:4 (poem) = 1 Chronicles 5:1 (the father's bed); a woman = זנה Leviticus 19:29; Leviticus 21:9 (H); זַרְעוֺ Leviticus 21:15 (H). b. ceremonially, profane, the altar by a tool Exodus 20:25 (JE); sacred places Leviticus 21:12,23 (H), Ezekiel 7:21,22 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 23:39; Ezekiel 24:21; Ezekiel 44:7; Zephaniah 3:4; Malachi 2:11; Psalm 74:7; Daniel 11:31; the holy land Jeremiah 16:18; sacred things Leviticus 19:8; Leviticus 22:9,15 (H) Numbers 18:32 (P) Ezekiel 22:26; the sabbath Exodus 31:14 (P), Isaiah 56:2,6; Ezekiel 20:13,16,21,24; Ezekiel 22:8; Ezekiel 23:38; Nehemiah 13:17,18; and so the sanctity of the prince of Tyre who made himself God, and his holy places, Ezekiel 28:7,16,18. c. the name of God Leviticus 18:21; Leviticus 19:12; Leviticus 20:3; Leviticus 21:6; Leviticus 22:2,32 (all H), Amos 2:7; Jeremiah 34:16; Ezekiel 20:39; Ezekiel 36:20,21,22,23; Malachi 1:12, God himself Ezekiel 13:19. d. ׳י defiles or profanes his inheritance by giving it over to Babylon Isaiah 47:6; the princes of the sanctuary by giving them to Chaldeans Isaiah 43:28. 2 violate the honour of, dishonour, ׳י subject crown of Davidic kingdom Psalm 89:40 (followed by לארץ pregnantly), kingdom of Judah Lamentations 2:2; the גאון בל צבי Isaiah 23:9. 3 violate a covenant Psalm 55:21; Psalm 89:35; Malachi 2:10, the חקות of God Psalm 89:32. 4 treat a vineyard as common (see חֹל) by beginning to use its fruit Deuteronomy 20:6 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 28:30; Jeremiah 31:5 (see the law Leviticus 19:23-25, H). Pu`al Participle בַּגּוֺיִם שְׁמִי הַגָּדוֺל הַמְֿחֻלָּל Ezekiel 36:23 my great name which is profaned among the nations. Hiph`il 1. a. Imperfect אֶתשֶֿׁםקָֿדְשִׁי עוֺד לֹא אַחֵל Ezekiel 39:7 I will not let my holy name be profaned any more. b. לֹא יַחֵל דְּבָרוֺ he shall not violate his word Numbers 30:3 (P). 2 begin, Perfect הֵחֵל Genesis 6:1 15t., הֵ֫חֵלָּה Judges 20:40, הַחִלּוֺתָ Deuteronomy 3:24; Esther 6:13, הַחִלֹּתִי Deuteronomy 2:31; 1 Samuel 22:15, הֵחֵ֫לּוּ Ezra 3:6 6t.; Imperfect יָחֵל Judges 10:18; Judges 13:5, וַיָּ֫חֶל Genesis 9:20 5t., 3 feminine singular וַ֫תָּחֶל Judges 13:25; Judges 16:19, 2masculine singular תָּחֵל Deuteronomy 16:9, אָחֵל Deuteronomy 2:25; Joshua 3:7, וַיָּחֵ֫לּוּ Judges 20:31 3t., וַתְּחִלֶּינָה Genesis 41:54, תָּחֵ֫לּוּ Ezekiel 9:6; Imperative הָחֵל Deuteronomy 2:24,31; Infinitive construct הָחֵל 1 Samuel 3:12 2t.; suffix הַחִלָּם Genesis 11:6; Participle מֵחַל Jeremiah 25:29; — begin, Numbers 17:11; Numbers 17:12 (P) Deuteronomy 16:9; 2Chronicles 29:27 (twice in verse); so 2 Samuel 24:15 ᵐ5 We Dr (ᵐ5 inserts וְהַמַּגֵּפָה הֵחֵ֫לָּה בָּעָם before וַיָּ֫מָת); with Infinitive (ל) begin to Genesis 41:54 (E), Genesis 6:1; Genesis 10:8 = 1 Chronicles 1:10; Genesis 11:6; Numbers 25:1 (all J), Deuteronomy 2:25,31; Deuteronomy 3:24; Deuteronomy 16:9; Joshua 3:7 (D), Judges 10:18; Judges 13:5,25; Judges 16:19,22; Judges 20:31,39,40; 1 Samuel 3:2; 1 Samuel 14:35; 1 Samuel 22:15; 2 Kings 10:32; 2 Kings 15:37; 1 Chronicles 27:24; 2Chronicles 3:1,2; 29:17; 31:7,10,21; 34:3 (twice in verse); Ezra 3:6; Nehemiah 4:1; Esther 6:13; Esther 9:23; Jeremiah 25:29; Jonah 3:4; with ו consecutive Genesis 9:20 (J), Ezra 3:8.; with בְּ begin with Genesis 44:12 (J), Ezekiel 9:6; 2Chronicles 20:22; so 2 Samuel 24:5, read וַיָּחֵ֫לּוּ for וַיַּחֲנוּ ᵐ5L We Dr.; with מן begin from Ezekiel 9:6; הָחֵל רָשׁ begin! possess! Deuteronomy 2:24,31; הָחֵל וְכַלֵּה beginning and ending 1 Samuel 3:12 (i.e. accomplishing my full purpose, see Dr). Hoph`al Perfect ׳אָז הוּחַל לִקְראֹ בְּשֵׁם י then it was begun (= men began) to call on the name of ׳י Genesis 4:26 (J). Note. — וַיָּחֵלּוּ מְעַט מִמַּשָּׂא Hosea 8:10 begin to be minished by reason of the burden RV Hi and others; Wü Now read וְיָחִלוּ (I. חול, חיל) — for omission of daghesh see also וְיָחֵלוּ of Babylonian Manuscript — shall be in anguish a little for the burden, so Ra AV; Ew וְיָחִלוּ that they may wait (?) a little; ᵐ5 וחדלו מעט ממשׁח cease a little from anointing, so Che We, this probably best. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance begin men began, defile, break, defile, eat as common thingsA primitive root (compare chalah); 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 chaliyl) 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. see HEBREW chalah see HEBREW chaliyl Forms and Transliterations אֲחַלֵּ֥ל אַחֵ֥ל אָחֵל֙ אחל אחלל הֵחֵ֔ל הֵחֵ֕ל הֵחֵ֕לּוּ הֵחֵ֖לּוּ הֵחֵ֛ל הֵחֵ֛לָּה הֵחֵ֡לּוּ הֵחֵ֣ל הֵחֵ֣לּוּ הֵחֵ֣ל ׀ הֵחֵ֤ל הֵחֵ֥ל הֵחֵ֥לּוּ הֵחֵ֨לּוּ הֵחֵל֙ הֵחֵל֩ הַֽחִלֹּ֙תִי֙ הַֽחִלּ֙וֹתָ֙ הַֽמְחֻלָּל֙ הַחִלָּ֣ם הַחִלֹּ֛תִי הַחִלּ֨וֹתָ הָחֵ֖ל הָחֵ֣ל הוּחַ֔ל הוחל החל החלה החלו החלות החלם החלתי המחלל וְחִלְּל֖וּ וְחִלְּל֞וּ וְחִלְּלֽוּהָ׃ וְחִלֵּֽלוּ׃ וְחִלַּלְתָּ֛ וְחִלְּלֽוּהוּ׃ וְנִחֲל֖וּ וְנִחַ֥לְתְּ וַ֠יָּחֵלּוּ וַ֠יָּחֶל וַֽיְחַלְּל֖וּ וַאֲחַלֵּ֖ל וַיְחַלְּל֣וּ וַיָּ֣חֶל וַיָּ֤חֶל וַיָּ֥חֶל וַיָּ֧חֶל וַיָּחֵ֙לּוּ֙ וַיָּחֵ֡לּוּ וַיָּחֵ֣לּוּ וַתְּחִלֶּ֜ינָה וַתְּחַֽלְלֶֽהָ׃ וַתְּחַלְּל֣וּ וַתְּחַלֶּלְ֨נָה וַתָּ֙חֶל֙ וָאֵחַ֖ל וָאֶחַלֶּלְךָ֩ וּֽבְחַלְּלוֹ֙ וּֽמְחַלְּלִ֖ים וּלְחַלֵּ֖ל ואחל ואחלל ואחללך ובחללו וחללו וחללו׃ וחללוה׃ וחללוהו׃ וחללת ויחל ויחלו ויחללו ולחלל ומחללים ונחלו ונחלת ותחל ותחלינה ותחללה׃ ותחללו ותחללנה חִלְּל֔וֹ חִלְּל֙וּהוּ֙ חִלְּל֣וּ חִלְּל֥וּ חִלְּלוּ־ חִלֵּ֑ל חִלֵּ֑לוּ חִלֵּ֣ל חִלֵּ֥ל חִלֵּֽלוּ׃ חִלַּ֖לְתָּ חִלַּ֙לְתִּי֙ חִלַּלְתֶּ֔ם חִלַּלְתֶּ֖ם חִלָּֽלְתְּ׃ חַלְּלָ֣ם חַלֵּ֖ל חָלַ֥ל חָלָ֑ל חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה חלל חללה חללו חללו־ חללו׃ חללוהו חללם חללת חללת׃ חללתי חללתם יְחַלְּל֔וּ יְחַלְּל֖וּ יְחַלְּלֶֽנּוּ׃ יְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּ יְחַלֵּ֑לוּ יְחַלֵּ֔ל יְחַלֵּ֥ל יְחַלֵּל֙ יֵחָ֑ל יַחֵ֖ל יָחֵ֔ל יָחֵ֛ל יחל יחלל יחללהו יחללו יחללנו׃ כְּחֹלְלִ֑ים כחללים לְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃ לְחַלְּל֑וֹ לְחַלְּל֣וֹ לְחַלֵּ֖ל לְחַלֵּל֙ להחלו׃ לחלל לחללו מְחַֽלְלֶ֙יהָ֙ מְחַלְּלִ֣ים מְחַלְלֶֽיךָ׃ מְחַלֵּ֤ל מְחַלֶּ֔לֶת מְחֹלָ֣ל מְחֻ֣לְלֵי מְחוֹלֶ֥לֶת מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹ מֵהָחֵ֤ל מֵהָחֵ֨ל מֵחֵ֣ל מהחל מחוללת מחל מחלל מחללו מחללי מחלליה מחלליך׃ מחללים מחללת נִחָ֗ל נחל תְּחַלֵּ֥ל תְחַלְּל֖וּ תְחַלְּלֶֽנּוּ׃ תְחַלְּלוּ֙ תְחַלְּלוּ־ תְחַלֵּ֛ל תֵחֵ֖ל תָּחֵ֑לּוּ תָּחֵ֣ל תחל תחלו תחלל תחללו תחללו־ תחללנו׃ ’ă·ḥal·lêl ’a·ḥêl ’ā·ḥêl ’ăḥallêl ’aḥêl ’āḥêl achalLel aChel chaLal chalLel challeLam chilLalet chilLalta chillalTem chilLalti chilLel chilleLo chilleLu chilleLuhu cholaLah hā·ḥêl ha·ḥil·lām ha·ḥil·lō·ṯî ha·ḥil·lō·w·ṯā ḥā·lal ḥā·lāl haChel hachilLam hachilLota hachilLoti hāḥêl haḥillām haḥillōṯî haḥillōwṯā ḥal·lə·lām ḥal·lêl ḥālal ḥālāl ḥallêl ḥalləlām ham·ḥul·lāl hamchulLal hamḥullāl hê·ḥêl hê·ḥêl·lāh hê·ḥêl·lū heChel heChellah heChellu hêḥêl hêḥêllāh hêḥêllū ḥil·lā·lət ḥil·lal·tā ḥil·lal·tem ḥil·lal·tî ḥil·lə·lōw ḥil·lê·lū ḥil·lə·lū ḥil·lə·lū- ḥil·lə·lū·hū ḥil·lêl ḥillālət ḥillaltā ḥillaltem ḥillaltî ḥillêl ḥilləlōw ḥillêlū ḥilləlū ḥilləlū- ḥilləlūhū ḥō·lă·lāh ḥōlălāh hū·ḥal huChal hūḥal kə·ḥō·lə·lîm kecholeLim kəḥōləlîm lə·ḥal·lə·lōw lə·ḥal·lêl lə·hê·ḥal·lōw lechalLel lechalleLo ləḥallêl ləḥalləlōw leHechalLo ləhêḥallōw mê·hā·ḥêl mə·ḥal·le·hā mə·ḥal·le·ḵā mə·ḥal·le·leṯ mə·ḥal·lə·lîm mê·ḥal·lə·lōw mə·ḥal·lêl mê·ḥêl mə·ḥō·lāl mə·ḥō·w·le·leṯ mə·ḥul·lê mechalLeicha mechalLeiha mechalLel mechalLelet mechalleLim mechalleLo meChel mechoLal mechoLelet meChullei mehaChel mêhāḥêl məḥallehā məḥalleḵā məḥallêl məḥalleleṯ məḥalləlîm mêḥalləlōw mêḥêl məḥōlāl məḥōwleleṯ məḥullê ni·ḥāl niChal niḥāl tā·ḥêl tā·ḥêl·lū taChel taChellu tāḥêl tāḥêllū ṯə·ḥal·lə·len·nū ṯə·ḥal·lə·lū ṯə·ḥal·lə·lū- tə·ḥal·lêl ṯə·ḥal·lêl ṯê·ḥêl techalLel techalleLennu techalleLu teChel təḥallêl ṯəḥallêl ṯəḥalləlennū ṯəḥalləlū ṯəḥalləlū- ṯêḥêl ū·ḇə·ḥal·lə·lōw ū·lə·ḥal·lêl ū·mə·ḥal·lə·lîm ūḇəḥalləlōw ulechalLel ūləḥallêl umechalleLim ūməḥalləlîm uvechalleLo vaachalLel vaeChal vaechallelCha vaiYachel vaiyaChellu vatTachel vatteChalLeha vattechalleLnah vattechalleLu vattechilLeinah vaychalleLu vechillalTa vechilLelu vechilleLuha vechilleLuhu veniChalt venichaLu wa’ăḥallêl wā’êḥal wā’eḥallelḵā wa·’ă·ḥal·lêl wā·’ê·ḥal wā·’e·ḥal·lel·ḵā wat·tā·ḥel wat·tə·ḥal·le·hā wat·tə·ḥal·lə·lū wat·tə·ḥal·lel·nāh wat·tə·ḥil·le·nāh wattāḥel wattəḥallehā wattəḥallelnāh wattəḥalləlū wattəḥillenāh way·ḥal·lə·lū way·yā·ḥel way·yā·ḥêl·lū wayḥalləlū wayyāḥel wayyāḥêllū wə·ḥil·lal·tā wə·ḥil·lê·lū wə·ḥil·lə·lū wə·ḥil·lə·lū·hā wə·ḥil·lə·lū·hū wə·ni·ḥă·lū wə·ni·ḥalt wəḥillaltā wəḥillêlū wəḥilləlū wəḥilləlūhā wəḥilləlūhū wəniḥalt wəniḥălū ya·ḥêl yā·ḥêl yaChel yaḥêl yāḥêl yê·ḥāl yə·ḥal·lə·len·nū yə·ḥal·lê·lū yə·ḥal·lə·lū yə·ḥal·lə·lu·hū yə·ḥal·lêl yeChal yechalLel yechalleLennu yechalleLu yechalleLuhu yêḥāl yəḥallêl yəḥalləlennū yəḥallêlū yəḥalləlū yəḥalləluhūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 4:26 HEB: אֱנ֑וֹשׁ אָ֣ז הוּחַ֔ל לִקְרֹ֖א בְּשֵׁ֥ם NAS: Then [men] began to call KJV: Enos: then began men to call INT: Enosh Then began to call the name Genesis 6:1 Genesis 9:20 Genesis 10:8 Genesis 11:6 Genesis 41:54 Genesis 44:12 Genesis 49:4 Exodus 20:25 Exodus 31:14 Leviticus 18:21 Leviticus 19:8 Leviticus 19:12 Leviticus 19:29 Leviticus 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untie, undo, become free, lawful, free from obligation or tie; IV. make lawful; x. esteem lawful or free, profane, desecrate, violate; Late Hebrew חלל be profane, desecrated (also Pi`el Hiph`il transitive), compare Aramaic חֲלַל 
Pa`el is purify, 
Aph`el is profane) — 
