תְחַלְּלוּ֙
𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤋𐤅
techalelu
you-shall 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 22:32 · Word #2
Lexicon H2490
| Lemma | חָלַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤋𐤋 |
| Transliteration | châlal |
| Strong's | H2490 |
| In-context | you-shall profane |
Morphology HVpi2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H2490-44
you men will profane
| Morphological Notes | Piel imperfect (yiqtol) 2nd person masculine plural from חלל. The Piel stem often carries the sense "to profane, desecrate," intensifying the root idea of making something common or pierced. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem gives an intensive or factitive sense, "to treat as common" or "to desecrate," reflecting the root idea of piercing or opening what is set apart. The form is second person masculine plural imperfect, hence "you men will profane," preserving both number and gender. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חלל (to bore, pierce, wound; to make common, profane, defile; to begin)
| 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 |