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חָלִיל

A flute (as perforated )

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חָלִילH2485
Pronunciationḥāliyl

What does חָלִיל (ḥāliyl) mean in the Bible?

חָלִיל (ḥāliyl): A perforated wind instrument; metaphorically denotes lamentation, mourning rites, or expressions of grief in biblical contexts.

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What does חָלִיל (ḥāliyl) mean in the Bible?

חָלִיל (ḥāliyl): A perforated wind instrument; metaphorically denotes lamentation, mourning rites, or expressions of grief in biblical contexts.

How does the BSB render H2485?

The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include flutes (2), like a flute (2), and flutes (1), to the music of a flute (1).

Where does חָלִיל (ḥāliyl) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 10:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (2), 1 Kings (1), 1 Samuel (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
flutes2×1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Kings 1:40
like a flute2×Jeremiah 48:36
and flutes1×Isaiah 5:12
to the music of a flute1×Isaiah 30:29
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 10:5וְחָלִ֣ילtoflutesConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1 Kings 1:40בַּחֲלִלִ֔יםtoflutesPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralIsaiah 5:12וְחָלִ֛ילtoand flutesConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 30:29בֶּֽחָלִ֔ילtoto the music of a flutePreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularJeremiah 48:36כַּחֲלִלִ֣יםtolike a flutePreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine pluralJeremiah 48:36כַּחֲלִילִ֖יםtolike a flutePreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row1 Samuel 10:5
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
1 Samuel11 Kings1Isaiah2Jeremiah2
Source forms
בֶּֽחָלִ֔יל1xbe·ḥā·lîlIsaiah 30:29
בַּחֲלִלִ֔ים1xba·ḥă·li·lîm1 Kings 1:40
וְחָלִ֣יל1xwə·ḥā·lîl1 Samuel 10:5
וְחָלִ֛יל1xwə·ḥā·lîlIsaiah 5:12
כַּחֲלִילִ֖ים1xka·ḥă·lî·lîmJeremiah 48:36
כַּחֲלִלִ֣ים1xka·ḥă·li·lîmJeremiah 48:36
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular2x1 Samuel 10:5, Isaiah 5:12
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural2xJeremiah 48:36
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural1x1 Kings 1:40
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 30:29
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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