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חָלַל
châlal · Hebrew · Strong's H2490 · 142 occurrences
The KJV renders 25 different Hebrew and Greek words as “sorrow”
What it means
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)
a primitive root (compare H2470 (חָלָה)); also denominative (from H2485 (חָלִיל))
How the KJV renders it
defile, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, profane, prostitute, slay, sorrow, stain, wound
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“sorrow”
also renders
pénthos (G3997), ōdín (G5604), odýnē (G3601), lypéō (G3076), lýpē (G3077), odynáō (G3600), ʼăbôwy (H17), ʼâven (H205), dâʼab (H1669), dᵉʼâbâh (H1670), chebel (H2256), chûwl (H2342), chîyl (H2427), yâgôwn (H3015), kᵉʼêb (H3511), kaʻaç (H3708), mᵉginnâh (H4044), makʼôb (H4341), ʻâmâl (H5999), ʻetseb (H6089), ʻôtseb (H6090), tsîyr (H6735), raʻ (H7451), rôaʻ (H7455)“wound”
also renders traûma (G5134), traumatízō (G5135), plēgḗ (G4127), spházō (G4969), týptō (G5180), chabbûwrâh (H2250), chêts (H2671), mâzôwr (H4204), mâzôwr (H4205), mâchats (H4272), makkâh (H4347), petsaʻ (H6482)
“slay”
also renders
anairéō (G337), apokteínō (G615), spházō (G4969), phoneúō (G5407), kataspháttō (G2695), thýō (G2380), diacheirízomai (G1315), hârag (H2026), chârab (H2717), qâṭal (H6991), qᵉṭal (H6992)“defile”
also renders
phtheírō (G5351), koinóō (G2840), miaínō (G3392), spilóō (G4695), molýnō (G3435), gôʼel (H1352), ṭâmêʼ (H2930), ṭânaph (H2936), ʻânâh (H6031)“pipe”
also renders aulós (G836), auléō (G832), mûwtsâqâh (H4166), tsantârâh (H6804)
“profane”
also renders bebēlóō (G953), bébēlos (G952), chôl (H2455), châlâl (H2491)
“player on instruments”
also renders
nâgan (H5059)Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
142 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 1:10 · HVhp3ms
Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one on the earth.
1 Chronicles 5:1 · HC/R/Vpc/Sp3ms
The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be listed according to the birthright.
1 Chronicles 27:24 · HVhp3ms
Joab the son of Zeruiah began to take a census, but didn’t finish; and wrath came on Israel for this. The number wasn’t put into the account in the chronicles of King David.
1 Kings 1:40 · HVprmpa
All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.
1 Samuel 3:2 · HVhp3cp
At that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),
1 Samuel 3:12 · HVha
In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.
1 Samuel 14:35 HVhp3ms1 Samuel 22:15 HVhp1cs2 Chronicles 3:1 HC/Vhw3ms2 Chronicles 3:2 HC/Vhw3ms2 Chronicles 20:22 HVhp3cp2 Chronicles 29:17 HC/Vhw3mp2 Chronicles 29:27 HVhp3ms2 Chronicles 31:7 HVhp3cp2 Chronicles 31:10 HR/Vhc2 Chronicles 31:21 HVhp3ms2 Chronicles 34:3 HVhp3ms2 Kings 10:32 HVhp3ms2 Kings 15:37 HVhp3msAmos 2:7 HVpcDaniel 11:31 HC/Vpq3cpDeuteronomy 2:24 HVhv2msDeuteronomy 2:25 HVhi1csDeuteronomy 2:31 HVhp1csDeuteronomy 3:24 HVhp2msDeuteronomy 16:9 HR/VhcDeuteronomy 20:6 HVpi3ms/Sp3msDeuteronomy 28:30 HVpi2ms/Sp3msEsther 6:13 HVhp2msEsther 9:23 HVhp3cpExodus 20:25 HC/Vpw2ms/Sp3fsExodus 31:14 HVprmpc/Sp3fsEzekiel 7:21 HC/Vpq3ms/Sp3fsEzekiel 7:22 HC/Vpq3cpEzekiel 7:24 HC/VNq3cpEzekiel 9:6 HC/Vhw3mpEzekiel 13:19 HC/Vpw2fpEzekiel 20:9 HVNcEzekiel 20:13 HVpp3cpEzekiel 20:14 HVNcEzekiel 20:16 HVpp3cpEzekiel 20:21 HVpp3cpEzekiel 20:22 HVNcEzekiel 20:24 HVpp3cpEzekiel 20:39 HVpi2mpEzekiel 22:8 HVpp2fsEzekiel 22:16 HC/VNq2fsEzekiel 22:26 HC/VNw1csEzekiel 23:38 HVpp3cpEzekiel 23:39 HR/Vpc/Sp3msEzekiel 24:21 HVprmsaEzekiel 25:3 HVNp3msEzekiel 28:7 HC/Vpq3cpEzekiel 28:9 HVprmpc/Sp2msEzekiel 28:16 HC/Vpw1cs/Sp2msEzekiel 28:18 HVpp2msEzekiel 32:26 HVPsmpcEzekiel 36:20 HC/Vpw3mpEzekiel 36:21 HVpp3cp/Sp3msEzekiel 36:22 HVpp2mp
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.