תְּחַלֵּ֥ל
𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤋
techalel
profane
a primitive root (compare חָלָה); also denominative (from חָלִיל); properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute); begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
Leviticus 19:29 · Word #2
Lexicon H2490
| Lemma | חָלַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤋𐤋 |
| Transliteration | châlal |
| Strong's | H2490 |
| In-context | profane |
Morphology HVpj2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | j — Jussive — Third-person wish or command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H2490-42
you will profane
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine singular (HVpi2ms/HVpj2ms). The Piel often carries an intensive or factitive sense, here "to profane" or "to desecrate." |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem intensifies the action of the root חלל, conveying active desecration or treating something as pierced/opened to common use. The form is second masculine singular imperfect, accurately reflected by "you will," preserving the direct address to a single male subject. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חלל (to pierce, bore through, wound; to profane, desecrate; to begin (as by opening); to make common)
| 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 |
Word Usage (143 occurrences of H2490)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 4:26 | הוּחַ֔ל | huchal | began |
| Genesis 6:1 | הֵחֵ֣ל | hechel | men began |
| Genesis 9:20 | וַ/יָּ֥חֶל | vayachel | began |