חֲלָלֵֽי/נוּ
𐤇𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅
châlâl
our slain
In its basic usage, חָלָל (châlâl) denotes a person who has been killed, especially one who has died by violent means, such as being pierced or wounded in battle. It also appears in contexts referring more broadly to slain individuals, casualties, or corpses, typically those killed by force or weapons. Less commonly, the term can be used in figurative or metaphorical senses to indicate defilement or profanation, especially by contact with the dead or the unclean.
Judges 16:24 · Word #20
Lexicon H2491
| Lemma | חָלָל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤋𐤋 |
| Transliteration | châlâl |
| Strong's | H2491 |
| Definition | In its basic usage, חָלָל (châlâl) denotes a person who has been killed, especially one who has died by violent means, such as being pierced or wounded in battle. It also appears in contexts referring more broadly to slain individuals, casualties, or corpses, typically those killed by force or weapons. Less commonly, the term can be used in figurative or metaphorical senses to indicate defilement or profanation, especially by contact with the dead or the unclean. |
Morphology HAampc/Sp1cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | our slain |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2491-08
our slain ones
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural construct of חָלָל with 1st person common plural pronominal suffix ("our"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חָלָל denotes one who has been pierced or killed violently. The masculine plural construct form with first person common plural suffix yields "our slain ones," preserving both the violent-death sense of the root and the plural possession. |
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