Strong's Lexicon

H2491

H2491 — חָלָל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewchalaladjectiveOccurrences: 93TWOT: 660a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2491
Word:חָלָל
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from H2490
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:93
Transliteration:chalal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:khaw-lawl'
Meaning:1. pierced (especially to death) 2. (figuratively) polluted
KJV Renderings:kill, profane, slain (man), X slew, (deadly) wounded.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2778

I. חָלָל90 noun masculine pierced, ׳ ח absolute Deut 21:1 + 25 t.; construct חֲלַל Num 19:16 plural חֲלָלִים Num 23:24 + 28 t.; construct חַלְלֵי Isa 22:2 + 21 t.; suffix חֲלָלֶיךָ Ps 69:27, etc. + 11 t. suffixes; —

1. pierced, fatally wounded Ps 69:27; Jer 51:52; Ezek 26:15 ; Ezek 30:24; Lam 2:12. Elsewhere
2. slain Num 19:18; Num 31:8; Num 31:19 ( P ), etc.; singular collective 2Sam 23:8; 2Sam 23:18 = 1Chr 11:11; 1Chr 11:20; Ezek 6:7; Ezek 30:11, etc., but usually plural 1Sam 17:52 ( RV wounded) Jer 51:49, etc.; חַלְלֵי חֶרֶב Isa 22:2; Jer 14:18; Ezek 31:17 ; Ezek 31:18; Ezek 32:20; Ezek 32:21; Ezek 32:25; Ezek 32:28; Ezek 32:29; Ezek 32:30; Ezek 32:31 ; Ezek 32:32 ; Zeph 2:12 ; Lam 4:9 חַלְלֵי רעב Lam 4:9 חַלְלֵי יהוה Isa 66:16; Jer 25:33.


BDB2786

II. חָלָל adjective profaned; — חָלָל רָשָׁע (read construct חֲלַל SS) profaned, dishonoured wicked one Ezek 21:30 (so AV Thes MV SS Co Or; but RV H" deadly wounded, Ew Sm fallen, slain); plural construct חַלְלֵי רְשָׁעִים Ezek 21:34 feminine singular חֲלָלָה of woman sexually dishonoured Lev 21:7; Lev 21:14 ( H ; || זָנָה).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חלל (g’h)

Genesis 34:27

KJV: The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
EHCC: 0f Jacob came upon the slain,

Genesis 23:24

EHCC: drink the blood of the slain.

Genesis 31:6

KJV: And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
EHCC: beside the rest of them that were slain;

Genesis 22:42

EHCC: with the blood of the slain

Joshua 1:6

KJV: Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.unto this…: or, thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land, etc
EHCC: deliver them up all siain before Israel:

Joshua 13:22

KJV: Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.soothsayer: or, diviner
EHCC: among them that were slain by them.

Joshua 31:1

EHCC: fell down siain in mount Gilboa. (marg.

Joshua 25:0

EHCC: Jonathan, (thou wast) slain

Joshua 23:8

KJV: But cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day.But cleave…: or, For if ye will cleave, etc
EHCC: whom he slew at one Hime. (marg. alain)

1 Kings 11:15

KJV: For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;
EHCC: was gone up to bury the slain,

1 Chronicles 5:22

KJV: For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
EHCC: For ere fell down many slain,

1 Chronicles 10:1

KJV: Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.slain: or, wounded
EHCC: fell down siain in mount Gilbos, (marg.

1 Chronicles 11:4

KJV: And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
EHCC: slate y ey at one time.

Job 24:52

EHCC: the soul of the wounded

Job 30:30

KJV: My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.
EHCC: where the slain (are),

Psalms 60:26

EHCC: ( 27). those whom thou hast wounded, (marg.

Psalms 89:10

KJV: Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.Rahab: or, Egyptthy…: Heb. the arm of thy strength
EHCC: ( 11 ).as one that is slain ;

Proverbs 7:28

EHCC: hath cast down many wounded :

Isaiah 22:2

KJV: Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
EHCC: thy slain (men are} not sluin with the

Isaiah 34:3

KJV: Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
EHCC: Their slain also shall be cast

Isaiah 66:16

KJV: For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: and the slain of the Lord shall be many.
EHCC: the oluin of the Lord shall be many.

Jeremiah 9:1

KJV: Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!Oh…: Heb. Who will give my head, etc
EHCC: (8:28) for the slain of the daughter of my

Jeremiah 25:33

KJV: And the slain of the Lord shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.
EHCC: the slain of the Lord shall be

Jeremiah 41:9

KJV: Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.because…: or, near Gedaliah: Heb. by the hand, or, by the side of Gedaliah
EHCC: filled it with them that were slain.

Jeremiah 51:4

KJV: Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
EHCC: Thus the slain shail fall in the land of the

Lamentations 2:12

KJV: They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers’ bosom.
EHCC: when they swooned as the wounded in the

Ezekiel 6:4

KJV: And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols.images: or, sun images
EHCC: 1 will cast down slain

Ezekiel 9:7

KJV: And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.
EHCC: fill the courts with the slain:

Ezekiel 11:6

KJV: Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.
EHCC: Ye have multiplied your slain

Ezekiel 21:14

KJV: Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.hands…: Heb. hand to hand
EHCC: (19).the aword of the וא - it (is) the

Ezekiel 26:15

KJV: Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?
EHCC: when the wounded cry,

Ezekiel 28:8

KJV: They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.
EHCC: the deaths of them that are sluin

Ezekiel 80:4

EHCC: when the slain shall i in Egypt,

Ezekiel 82:20

EHCC: midst of them that are slain by

Ezekiel 35:6

KJV: Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord God, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.
EHCC: fill his mountains with Ais slain

Daniel 11:26

KJV: Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
EHCC: many shall fall down slain.

Nahum 3:3

KJV: The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:the bright…: Heb. the flame of the sword, and the lightning of the spear
EHCC: 2 multitude of sain,

Zephaniah 2:12

KJV: Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
EHCC: Ethiopians also, ye (shall be) slain by
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