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Lexicon :: Strong's H2491 - ḥālāl

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חָלָל
Transliteration
ḥālāl
Pronunciation
khaw-lawl'
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Part of Speech
adjective, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 660a

Strong’s Definitions

חָלָל châlâl, khaw-lawl'; from H2490; pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted:—kill, profane, slain (man), × slew, (deadly) wounded.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 94x

The KJV translates Strong's H2491 in the following manner: slay (78x), wounded (10x), profane (3x), kill (2x), slain man (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 94x
The KJV translates Strong's H2491 in the following manner: slay (78x), wounded (10x), profane (3x), kill (2x), slain man (1x).
masculine noun

  1. slain, fatally wounded, pierced

    1. pierced, fatally wounded

    2. slain

      adjective

  2. (CLBL) profaned

    1. defiled, profaned (by divorce)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָלָל châlâl, khaw-lawl'; from H2490; pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted:—kill, profane, slain (man), × slew, (deadly) wounded.
STRONGS H2491: Abbreviations
† I. חָלָל 90 noun masculine pierced, ח׳ absolute Deuteronomy 21:1 + 25 times; construct חֲלַל Numbers 19:16; plural חֲלָלִים Numbers 23:24 + 28 times; construct חַלְלֵי Isaiah 22:2 + 21 times; suffix חֲלָלֶיךָ Psalm 69:27, etc. + 11 times suffixes; —
1. pierced, fatally wounded Psalm 69:27; Jeremiah 51:52; Ezekiel 26:15; Ezekiel 30:24; Lamentations 2:12. Elsewhere
2. slain Numbers 19:18; Numbers 31:8, 19 (P), etc.; singular collective 2 Samuel 23:8, 18 = 1 Chronicles 11:11, 20; Ezekiel 6:7; Ezekiel 30:11, etc., but usually plural 1 Samuel 17:52 (RV wounded) Jeremiah 51:49, etc.; † חַלְלֵי חֶרֶב Isaiah 22:2; Jeremiah 14:18; Ezekiel 31:17, 18; Ezekiel 32:20, 21, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32; Zephaniah 2:12; Lamentations 4:9; חַלְלֵי רעב Lamentations 4:9; חַלְלֵי יהוה Isaiah 66:16; Jeremiah 25:33.

† II. חָלָל adjective profaned; — חָלָל רָשָׁע (read construct חֲלַל SS) profaned, dishonoured wicked one Ezekiel 21:30 (so AV Thes MV SS Co Or; but RV H" deadly wounded, Ew Sm fallen, slain); plural construct חַלְלֵי רְשָׁעִים Ezekiel 21:34; feminine singular חֲלָלָה of woman sexually dishonoured Leviticus 21:7, 14 (H; || זָנָה).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

21:7; 21:14

Numbers

19:16; 19:18; 23:24; 31:8; 31:19

Deuteronomy

21:1

1 Samuel

17:52

2 Samuel

23:8; 23:18

1 Chronicles

11:11; 11:20

Psalms

69:27; 69:27

Isaiah

22:2; 22:2; 66:16

Jeremiah

14:18; 25:33; 51:49; 51:52

Lamentations

2:12; 4:9; 4:9

Ezekiel

6:7; 21:30; 26:15; 30:11; 30:24; 31:17; 31:18; 32:20; 32:21; 32:25; 32:28; 32:29; 32:30; 32:31; 32:32

Zephaniah

2:12

H2491

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2491 matches the Hebrew חָלָל (ḥālāl),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in '2Sa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:19 - “A gazelle[fn] lies slain on your heights, Israel. How the mighty have fallen!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 - “From the blood of the slain, from the flesh of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, the sword of Saul did not return unsatisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:25 - “How the mighty have fallen in battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:8 - These are the names of David’s mighty warriors: Josheb-Basshebeth,[fn] a Tahkemonite,[fn] was chief of the Three; he raised his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed[fn] in one encounter.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:18 - Abishai the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah was chief of the Three.[fn] He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three.
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