בִּ/תְחִלַּ֖ת — Ezra 4:6 Hebrew Word Study

בִּ/תְחִלַּ֖ת

𐤁/𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤕

bitechilat

at the beginning

from חָלַל in the sense of opening; a commencement; rel. original (adverb, -ly); begin(-ning), first (time).

Ezra 4:6 · Word #3

Lexicon `H8462`

Lemma	תְּחִלָּה
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤄
Transliteration	tᵉchillâh
Strong's	H8462
In-context	at the beginning

Morphology `HR/Ncfsc` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`f` — Feminine — Feminine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`c` — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 `H8462-02`

in the opening-of

Morphological Notes	Preposition בְּ ("in/at") + noun, common feminine singular construct (Ncfsc) from תְּחִלָּה. The construct state requires a following genitive complement ("of …").
Rendering Rationale	The form בִּתְחִלַּת consists of the preposition בְּ ("in/at") prefixed to the feminine singular construct noun תְּחִלָּה ("opening, beginning") from the root חלל in its sense of opening or initiating. Rendering it "in the opening-of" preserves the singular construct form ("-of") and reflects the root idea of an initiated or opened starting point.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root חלל (to pierce, open, begin, initiate, make common or profane (in extended senses))

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H2490-01`	achalel	I will profane
`H2490-02`	achel	I will make a beginning
`H2491-01`	bachalal	a pierced man
`H2485-01`	bachalilim	perforated flutes
`H2474-01`	bachalon	in the perforated opening
`H8462-01`	batechilah	in the opening-beginning
`H2491-02`	bechalal	in the pierced one
`H2485-02`	bechalil	with the pierced flute
`H2474-02`	bechalon	at a perforated window
`H2474-03`	bechaloneynu	in our pierced-openings
`H2490-03`	chalal	pierced one
`H2491-03`	chalal	pierced one
`H2491-04`	chalalayikhe	your pierced men
`H2491-05`	chalalayv	his pierced ones
`H2491-06`	chalaleyha	her pierced ones
`H2491-07`	chalaleykha	your pierced slain-men
`H2491-08`	chalaleynu	our pierced ones
`H2491-09`	chalalim	pierced men
`H2471-02`	chalat	perforated cake of
`H2490-04`	chalel	Profane!
`H2490-05`	chalelam	they have profaned them
`H2491-10`	chaleley	pierced-through ones of
`H2491-11`	chaleleyhem	their pierced-slain ones
`H2491-12`	chaleleykhem	your pierced ones
`H2486-01`	chalilah	A profanation!
`H2474-04`	chalon	window-opening of
`H2474-05`	chalonay	my perforated openings
`H2474-06`	chaloney	perforated openings of
`H2471-03`	chalot	pierced cakes
`H2490-06`	chilaleta	you have profaned
`H2490-07`	chilalete	you (feminine) have profaned
`H2490-08`	chilaletem	you men have profaned
`H2490-09`	chilaleti	I profaned
`H2490-10`	chilel	he has made it common
`H2490-11`	chilelo	he has profaned him
`H2490-12`	chilelu	they desecrated
`H2490-13`	chileluhu	they treated him as common
`H2490-14`	cholalah	she was profaned
`H2471-04`	hachalah	the pierced cake
`H2491-13`	hachalalim	the pierced ones
`H2474-07`	hachalon	the pierced-opening
`H2474-08`	hachalonim	the perforated openings
`H2474-09`	hachalonot	the perforated openings
`H2490-15`	hachel	Cause to begin, you (masculine singular)!
`H2490-16`	hachilam	they have made them profane
`H2490-17`	hachilota	you have caused to begin
`H2490-18`	hachiloti	I caused to begin
`H2455-02`	hachol	the profane-thing
`H2490-19`	hamechulal	the profaned one
`H5155-01`	hanechilot	the hollowed flutes
`H8462-03`	hatechilah	the first-opening
`H2491-14`	hechalal	the pierced one
`H2490-20`	hechel	he made a beginning
`H2490-21`	hechelah	she caused to begin (she opened the way)
`H2490-22`	hechelu	they caused to begin
`H2490-23`	huchal	it was caused to begin
`H2485-03`	kachalilim	like hollowed flutes
`H2491-15`	kechalal	like a pierced one
`H2490-24`	kecholelim	like flute-pipers
`H2474-10`	kehachalonot	like the perforated windows
`H8462-04`	kevatechilah	as in the beginning-opening
`H2491-16`	khechalal	like a pierced-one
`H2490-25`	lechalel	to desecrate
`H2490-26`	lechalelo	to profane him
`H2455-03`	lechol	to commonness
`H2490-27`	lehechalo	to profane him
`H2490-28`	mechalel	the one profaning
`H2490-29`	mechalelet	she who makes profane
`H2491-17`	mechaleley	from the pierced ones of
`H2490-30`	mechaleleyha	her defilers
`H2490-31`	mechaleleykha	your profaners
`H2490-32`	mechalelim	the ones who are profaning
`H2490-33`	mechalelo	from profaning him
`H2490-34`	mechel	he made a beginning
`H2490-35`	mecholal	a pierced-through one
`H2490-36`	mecholelet	she who is being profaned
`H2490-37`	mechuleley	the pierced-through ones of
`H2490-38`	mehachel	from causing-to-begin
`H8462-05`	mitechilat	from the opening-of
`H2490-39`	nichal	he was profaned
`H2490-40`	tachel	you will make a beginning
`H2490-41`	tachelu	you men will make a beginning
`H8462-06`	tchlt	opening-of
`H2490-42`	techalel	you will profane
`H2490-43`	techalelenu	you will profane him
`H2490-44`	techalelu	you men will profane
`H2490-45`	techel	she will be profaned
`H8462-07`	techilat	opening-of
`H2490-46`	ulechalel	and to profane
`H2490-47`	umechalelim	and the profaning ones
`H2490-48`	uvechalelo	and when he made him common
`H4247-01`	uvimechilot	and in the hollowed-out caves of
`H2490-49`	vaachalel	and I profaned
`H2491-18`	vachalalah	and a pierced woman
`H2471-05`	vachalat	and a perforated cake-of
`H2490-50`	vaechal	and I was profaned
`H2490-51`	vaechalelekha	So I profaned you
`H2490-52`	vatachel	And she began (made an opening)
`H2490-53`	vatechaleleha	and you profaned her
`H2490-54`	vatechalelenah	and you women profaned
`H2490-55`	vatechalelu	and you men made profane
`H8462-08`	vatechilah	in the beginning-opening
`H2490-56`	vatechileynah	and they (fem.) began
`H2490-57`	vayachel	and he made a beginning
`H2490-58`	vayachelu	and they began
`H2490-59`	vayechalelu	and they desecrated
`H2490-60`	vchllh	and he made her common
`H2474-11`	vchlvnv	and his perforated-window
`H2491-19`	vechalal	in the pierced-one
`H2471-06`	vechalat	and perforated-cake of
`H2491-20`	vechaleleyhem	and their pierced ones
`H2485-04`	vechalil	and a hollowed flute
`H2474-12`	vechalonayv	and his pierced-openings
`H2474-13`	vechalonim	and perforated-openings
`H2474-14`	vechalonot	and perforated openings
`H2471-07`	vechalot	and a pierced cake of
`H2490-61`	vechilaleta	and you have made profane
`H2490-62`	vechilelu	and they profaned
`H2490-63`	vechileluha	and they made her profane
`H2490-64`	vechileluhu	and they profaned him
`H2474-15`	vehachalonim	and the perforated openings
`H2474-16`	vehachalonot	and the perforated openings
`H2490-65`	venichalete	and you (feminine singular) will be profaned
`H2490-66`	venichalu	and they will be profaned
`H2490-67`	yachel	he will make a beginning
`H2490-68`	yechal	he shall be profaned
`H2490-69`	yechalel	he will profane (make common)
`H2490-70`	yechalelenu	he will profane him
`H2490-71`	yechalelu	they profane
`H2490-72`	yechaleluhu	they will profane him

Word Usage (23 occurrences of H8462)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 13:3	בַּ/תְּחִלָּ֔ה	batechilah	at the beginning
Genesis 41:21	בַּ/תְּחִלָּ֑ה	batechilah	at the beginning
Genesis 43:18	בַּ/תְּחִלָּ֔ה	batechilah	the first time
Genesis 43:20	בַּ/תְּחִלָּ֖ה	batechilah	the first time
Judges 1:1	בַּ/תְּחִלָּ֖ה	batechilah	first
Judges 20:18	בַ/תְּחִלָּ֔ה	vatechilah	first
Judges 20:18	בַ/תְּחִלָּֽה	vatechilah-2	first
2 Samuel 17:9	בַּ/תְּחִלָּ֔ה	batechilah	at the first
2 Samuel 21:9	תחלת	tchlt	beginning
2 Samuel 21:9	בִּ/תְחִלַּ֖ת	bitechilat	at the beginning of
2 Samuel 21:10	מִ/תְּחִלַּ֣ת	mitechilat	from the beginning of
2 Kings 17:25	בִּ/תְחִלַּת֙	bitechilat	at the beginning of
Isaiah 1:26	כְּ/בַ/תְּחִלָּ֑ה	kevatechilah	as-at-the-beginning
Hosea 1:2	תְּחִלַּ֥ת	techilat	beginning of
Amos 7:1	בִּ/תְחִלַּ֖ת	bitechilat	at-the-beginning-of
Proverbs 9:10	תְּחִלַּ֣ת	techilat	beginning of
Ruth 1:22	בִּ/תְחִלַּ֖ת	bitechilat	at the beginning of
Ecclesiastes 10:13	תְּחִלַּ֥ת	techilat	beginning
Daniel 8:1	בַּ/תְּחִלָּֽה	batechilah	at the first
Daniel 9:21	בַּ/תְּחִלָּה֙	batechilah	at the beginning
Daniel 9:23	בִּ/תְחִלַּ֨ת	bitechilat	at the beginning of
Ezra 4:6	בִּ/תְחִלַּ֖ת	bitechilat	at the beginning
Nehemiah 11:17	הַ/תְּחִלָּה֙	hatechilah	of the beginning

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Lexicon H8462

Morphology HR/Ncfsc All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H8462-02

Words from Root חלל (to pierce, open, begin, initiate, make common or profane (in extended senses))

Word Usage (23 occurrences of H8462)

Lexicon `H8462`

Morphology `HR/Ncfsc` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H8462-02`