חָלִיל
ḥālîl
flute
Strong's H2485NounHebrewTWOT 660d

חָלִיל (ḥālîl) is a Hebrew noun meaning flute. It appears 6 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2485).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 660d)

Range of meaning (TWOT 660d)flute, pipe; perforated
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חָלִיל noun, masculine: flute, pipe

Strong's H2485 חָלִיל: a flute (as perforated)
KJV:pipe.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 660: חָלַל ḥālal — bore, pierce; pierced by the sword; pierced; wound, dissolve, profane, break, begin, play; defile, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, prostitute, slay, sorrow, stain

See it in Scripture

1 Samuel 10:51 Kings 1:40Isaiah 30:29

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