Lexicon :: Strong's H2490 - ḥālal

A son was born to Seth also, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of the LORD.

When mankind began to multiply on the earth and daughters were born to them,

Noah, as a man of the soil, began by planting[fn] a vineyard.

Cush fathered Nimrod, who began to be powerful in the land.

The LORD said, “If they have begun to do this as one people all having the same language, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every land, but in the whole land of Egypt there was food.

The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

“Turbulent as water, you will not excel,

because you got into your father’s bed

and you defiled it ​— ​he[fn] got into my bed.

“If you make a stone altar for me, do not build it out of cut stones. If you use your chisel on it, you will defile it.

“Observe the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Whoever profanes it must be put to death. If anyone does work on it, that person must be cut off from his people.

“You are not to sacrifice any of your children in the fire[fn] to Molech. Do not profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.

“Anyone who eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD. That person is to be cut off from his people.

“Do not swear falsely by my name, profaning the name of your God; I am the LORD.

“Do not debase[fn] your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.

“I will turn[fn] against that man and cut him off from his people, because he gave his offspring to Molech, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name.

“He is not to make himself unclean for those related to him by marriage[fn] and so defile himself.

“They are to be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they present the food offerings to the LORD, the food of their God, and they must be holy.

“If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by promiscuity,[fn] she defiles her father; she must be burned to death.

“He must not leave the sanctuary or he will desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him; I am the LORD.

“so that he does not corrupt his bloodline[fn] among his people, for I am the LORD who sets him apart.”

“But because he has a defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar. He is not to desecrate my holy places, for I am the LORD who sets them apart.”

“Tell Aaron and his sons to deal respectfully with the holy offerings of the Israelites that they have consecrated to me, so they do not profane my holy name; I am the LORD.

“They must keep my instruction, or they will be guilty and die because they profane it; I am the LORD who sets them apart.

“The priests must not profane the holy offerings the Israelites give to the LORD

“You must not profane my holy name; I must be treated as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD who sets you apart,

Then Moses told Aaron, “Take your firepan, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the community and make atonement for them, because wrath has come from the LORD; the plague has begun.”

“You will not incur guilt because of it once you have presented the best part of it, but you must not defile the Israelites’ holy offerings, so that you will not die.”

While Israel was staying in the Acacia Grove,[fn] the people began to prostitute themselves with the women of Moab.

“When a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to put himself under an obligation, he must not break his word; he must do whatever he has promised.

“The LORD also said, ‘Get up, move out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have handed the Amorites’ King Sihon of Heshbon and his land over to you. Begin to take possession of it; engage[fn] him in battle.

“Then the LORD said to me, ‘See, I have begun to give Sihon and his land to you. Begin to take possession of it.’

“Lord GOD, you have begun to show your greatness and your strong hand to your servant, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can perform deeds and mighty acts like yours?

“You are to count seven weeks, counting the weeks from the time the sickle is first put to the standing grain.

“Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit?[fn] Let him leave and return home. Otherwise he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.[fn]

“You will become engaged to a woman, but another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not enjoy its fruit.

The LORD spoke to Joshua: “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they will know that I will be with you just as I was with Moses.

The rulers[fn] of Gilead said to one another, “Which man will begin the fight against the Ammonites? He will be the leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead.”

“for indeed, you will conceive and give birth to a son. You must never cut his hair,[fn] because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from birth, and he will begin to save Israel from the power of the Philistines.”

Then the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him in the Camp of Dan,[fn] between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Then she let him fall asleep on her lap and called a man to shave off the seven braids on his head. In this way, she made him helpless, and his strength left him.

But his hair began to grow back after it had been shaved.

Then the Benjaminites came out against the troops and were drawn away from the city. They began to attack the troops as before, killing about thirty men of Israel on the highways, one of which goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah through the open country.

the men of Israel would return to the battle. When Benjamin had begun to strike them down, killing about thirty men of Israel, they said, “They’re defeated before us, just as they were in the first battle.”

One day Eli, whose eyesight was failing, was lying in his usual place.

“On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I said about his family, from beginning to end.

Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first time he had built an altar to the LORD.

“Was today the first time I inquired of God for him? Of course not! Please don’t let the king make an accusation against your servant or any of my father’s family, for your servant didn’t have any idea[fn] about all this.”