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חָלַל H2490

H2490 is the Hebrew word חָלַל, transliterated châlal and said khaw-lal'. The King James Version most often renders it began.

Word: חָלַלTransliteration: châlalSaid: khaw-lal'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 124 verses

What it means

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'); to play (the flute).

Where it comes from

a primitive root (compare H2470 (חָלָה)); also denominative (from H2485 (חָלִיל)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 88 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

began 31×begin 11×profaned 10×profane 8×polluted 8×pollute 5×begun 3×wounded 3×should not be polluted 3×neither shalt thou profane 2×break 2×hast begun 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.

Verses using חָלַל

The first 40 of 124 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 4:26 · KJV

And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.

Genesis 6:1 · KJV

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

Genesis 9:20 · KJV

And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:

Genesis 10:8 · KJV

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

Genesis 11:6 · KJV

And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

Genesis 41:54 · KJV

And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

Genesis 44:12 · KJV

And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

Genesis 49:4 · KJV

Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

Exodus 31:14 · KJV

Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Leviticus 18:21 · KJV

And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 19:8 · KJV

Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Leviticus 19:12 · KJV

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 19:29 · KJV

Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

Leviticus 20:3 · KJV

And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

Leviticus 21:6 · KJV

They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

Leviticus 21:9 · KJV

And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.

Leviticus 21:12 · KJV

Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 21:15 · KJV

Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.

Leviticus 21:23 · KJV

Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

Leviticus 22:2 · KJV

Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 22:9 · KJV

They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.

Leviticus 22:15 · KJV

And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;

Leviticus 22:32 · KJV

Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,

Numbers 16:47 · KJV

And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.

Numbers 18:32 · KJV

And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.

Numbers 25:1 · KJV

And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.

Numbers 30:2 · KJV

If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

Deuteronomy 2:24 · KJV

Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.

Deuteronomy 2:25 · KJV

This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

Deuteronomy 2:31 · KJV

And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.

Deuteronomy 3:24 · KJV

O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

Deuteronomy 16:9 · KJV

Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn.

Deuteronomy 20:6 · KJV

And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

Joshua 3:7 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.

Judges 10:18 · KJV

And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

Judges 13:5 · KJV

For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

Judges 13:25 · KJV

And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Judges 16:19 · KJV

And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

Judges 16:22 · KJV

Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

Judges 20:31 · KJV

And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2490 mean?

H2490 is the Hebrew word חָלַל (châlal), meaning 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'); to play (the flute).

How is H2490 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it began (31 times), begin (11 times), profaned (10 times), profane (8 times), polluted (8 times), among others.

How many times does H2490 appear in the Bible?

חָלַל (châlal) is tagged in 124 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2490 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (compare H2470 (חָלָה)); also denominative (from H2485 (חָלִיל)).

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