Word Study · Strong's H2485 · Hebrew

חָלִיל

chalil

khaw-leel'

Strong's 1890 spelling: châlîyl

“a flute (as perforated)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a flute (as perforated)

Rendered in the KJV as

pipe.

6
occurrencesin the Old Testament
4 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
6
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 6 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 6

בֶּֽחָלִ֔יל1
בַּחֲלִלִ֔ים1
וְחָלִ֣יל1
וְחָלִ֛יל1
כַּחֲלִילִ֖ים1
כַּחֲלִלִ֣ים1

How it is rendered · 4

and flute2
like flutes2
with flutes1
with the flute1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

preposition + noun · masculine plural3
conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular2
preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HR/Ncmpa · 3
HC/Ncmsa · 2
HRd/Ncmsa · 1

All 6, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Isaiah2 of 6 · 33%
Jeremiah2 of 6 · 33%
1 Samuel1 of 6 · 17%
1 Kings1 of 6 · 17%

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1 Samuel1 occurrence

1 Samuel 10:5וְחָלִ֣ילvechalilconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularAfter that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.here: and flute

1 Kings1 occurrence

1 Kings 1:40בַּחֲלִלִ֔יםbachalilimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralAll the people followed him, playing flutes and rejoicing with such a great joy that the earth was split by the sound.here: with flutes

Isaiah2 occurrences

Jeremiah2 occurrences

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