Hebrew · H2491, G5135 · unreviewed

חָלָל

Pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted · to inflict a wound

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חָלָל H2491 pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
Pronunciation ḥālāl
Physical piercing unto death extends metaphorically to moral/spiritual pollution and desecration of the holy.
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τραυματίζω G5135 to inflict a wound
Pronunciation traumatízō
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What does חָלָל (chalal) mean in the Bible?

חָלָל · τραυματίζω is a Hebrew word meaning "one who has been killed or fatally wounded".

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Meaning

one who has been killed or fatally wounded
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