Hebrew · H2490, H5414

אָחֵל תֵּת

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) · to give , used with greatest latitude of application ( put , make , etc.)

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חָלַל H2490 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)
Pronunciation chalal
To pierce or wound, thus to profane sacred things by breaking covenant boundaries or ritual purity.
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נָתַן H5414 to give , used with greatest latitude of application ( put , make , etc.)
Pronunciation nātan
Foundational action verb expressing transfer or placement; encompasses causation, bestowal, and divine appointment across literal and figurative registers.
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What does אָחֵל תֵּת (ʾāḥēl tēt) mean in the Bible?

חָלַל · נָתַן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "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)". properly, to bore , i.

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Meaning

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)
Word Origins
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 40×
Perfect 1Chr 1:10 · 1Chr 27:24 · 1Sam 14:35 · 2Chr 29:27 · 2Chr 31:21 · 2Chr 34:3 · 2Kgs 10:32 · 2Kgs 15:37 · Gen 6:1 · Gen 10:8 · Gen 44:12 · Judg 20:39 · Num 17:11 · Num 17:12 · 1Sam 3:2 · 2Chr 20:22 28×
Imperfect Deut 2:25 · Ezek 39:7 · Josh 3:7 · Judg 10:18 · Judg 13:5 · Num 30:3 · Deut 16:9 · Ezek 9:6
Sequential imperfect Deut 2:24 · Deut 2:31
Infinitive absolute 1Sam 3:12
Participle active Jer 25:29
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 36×
Perfect Ezek 20:13 · Ezek 20:16 · Ezek 20:21 · Ezek 20:24 · Ezek 23:38 · Ps 74:7 · Zeph 3:4 · Lam 2:2 · Lev 19:8 · Mal 2:11 · Ps 55:21 · Ezek 28:18 · Gen 49:4 · Ps 89:40 · Ezek 36:22 · Ezek 36:23 18×
Imperfect Lev 21:6 · Lev 22:2 · Lev 22:15 · Ps 89:32 · Ezek 20:39 · Lev 22:32 · Num 18:32 · Lev 21:12 · Lev 21:15 · Lev 21:23 · Lev 18:21 · Ps 89:35 12×
Participle active 1Kgs 1:40 · Ezek 24:21 · Lev 21:9 · Mal 1:12
Infinitive construct Amos 2:7
Jussive Lev 19:29
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Infinitive construct Ezek 20:9 · Ezek 20:14 · Ezek 20:22
Imperfect Isa 48:11 · Lev 21:9
Perfect Ezek 25:3
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject
Participle passive Ezek 32:26
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action
Perfect Gen 4:26
Poel
Participle active Isa 51:9
Perfect Job 26:13
Polal
Participle passive Isa 53:5
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Perfect Ps 109:22
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