חָלִילָה
ḥālîlâ
ad profanum!
Strong's H2486InterjectionHebrewTWOT 661c

חָלִילָה (ḥālîlâ) is a Hebrew interjection meaning ad profanum! It appears 21 times in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2486).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 661c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 661c)ad profanum!, far be it; profaned, far be it!; be far, forbid
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חָלִ֫ילָה substantive: ad profanum!, far be it

Strong's H2486 חָלִילָה: literal for a profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it!
KJV:be far, (× God) forbid.

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 661: חָלַל ḥālal — pollute, defile, profane; defile oneself, be polluted, defiled; violate the honour of, dishonour, violate, treat, as common; begin; bore, wound, dissolve, break, play; pipe, player on instruments, prostitute, slay, sorrow, stain

See it in Scripture

Genesis 18:25Joshua 22:291 Samuel 2:30

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