חָלָל

Strong’s Definition

pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted

Etymology & Derivation

from H2490 (חָלַל);

KJV Usage

kill, profane, slain (man), [idiom] slew, (deadly) wounded.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n m) slain, fatally wounded, pierced
• 2.pierced, fatally wounded
• 3.slain
• 4.(adj) profane (e.g., a harlot)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châlâl; Pronunciation: khaw-lawl'