BDB2781
חָלִיל noun masculine flute, pipe, ׳ ח 1Sam 10:5; Isa 5:12; Isa 30:29 plural חֲלִלִים 1Kgs 1:40; Jer 48:36 (twice in verse).
Strong's Lexicon
H2485
H2485 — חָלִיל
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2485 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חָלִיל |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2490 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | chaliyl |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khaw-leel' |
| Meaning: | 1. a flute (as perforated) |
| KJV Renderings: | pipe. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
חליל (g’hah-leel’)
1 Samuel 10:5
- KJV: After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
- EHCC: a tabret, and ם pipe,
Isaiah 5:12
- KJV: And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.
- EHCC: the tabret, and pipe,
Isaiah 30:29
- KJV: Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel.mighty…: Heb. Rock
- EHCC: as when one goeth with ם pi
Jeremiah 48:36
- KJV: Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir–heres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.
- EHCC: shall sound for Moab like apes, and mine