בַּ/תְּחִלָּ֔ה

𐤁/𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤄

batechilah

at the beginning

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

H8462

Genesis 13:3 · Word #14

Lexicon H8462

Lemmaתְּחִלָּה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤄
Transliterationtᵉchillâh
Strong'sH8462
In-contextat the beginning

Morphology HRd/Ncfsa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8462-01

in the opening-beginning

Rootחלל (ḥ-l-l)
Core Meaningsto pierce, open, begin, initiate; to profane (by treating as common)
Semantic Rangebeginning, first stage, initial time, at first, formerly
Conceptual SignificanceHighlights the initiating point of an action or era, marking the divinely ordered start of events and underscoring the importance of beginnings within biblical narrative and covenant history.
Morphological NotesPreposition בְּ ("in/at") + definite article assimilated ("the") + noun תְּחִלָּה, common feminine singular absolute. Functions adverbially to denote time.
Rendering RationaleThe noun תְּחִלָּה derives from חלל in the sense of "opening" or "initiating." With the prefixed preposition בַּ ("in/at the") and the feminine singular noun in the absolute state, the phrase literally denotes "in the opening-beginning," preserving both the root idea of an opened start and the definite, singular form.

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

Words from Root חלל (to pierce, open, begin, initiate; to profane (by treating as common))

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