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.

H2491

Judges 16:24 · Word #20

Lexicon H2491

Lemmaחָלָל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤋𐤋
Transliterationchâlâl
Strong'sH2491
DefinitionIn 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

Phraseour slain

SIBI-P1 Translation H2491-08

our slain ones

Morphological NotesMasculine plural construct of חָלָל with 1st person common plural pronominal suffix ("our").
Rendering RationaleThe 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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