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Hebrew wordlink #214231

OSHB 2 Chr 31:21 הֵחֵל (hēḩēl) Strongs=2490 c Lemma=‘חָלַל’
contextual word gloss=‘he_began’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’
Morphology=Vhp3ms PoS=hiphil_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular
Year=-726

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Other uses (15) of identical word form הֵחֵל (Morphology=Vhp3ms PoS=hiphil_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘הֵחֵל’ (Morphology=Vhp3ms PoS=hiphil_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) has 5 different glosses: ‘[when]_it_began’, ‘he_began’, ‘it_began’, ‘it_had_begun’, ‘it_has_begun’.

GEN 6:1 contextual word gloss=‘it_began’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB GEN 6:1 word 3

OET-LV: 6 And_he/it _was if/because it _began the_humankind to_increase _in _number on the _surface _of the_soil and_daughters they _were _born to/for_them. (GEN_6:1)

OET-RV: 6 When people began to multiply on the earth’s surface, and they were having daughters, (GEN 6:1)

GEN 10:8 contextual word gloss=‘he_began’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB GEN 10:8 word 6

OET-LV: 8 And_Kūsh he _fathered DOM Nimrōd he he _began to_be a _mighty_man on _the_earth. (GEN_10:8)

OET-RV: 8 Cush was also the father of Nimrod who became a mighty warrior on the earth. (GEN 10:8)

GEN 44:12 contextual word gloss=‘he_began’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB GEN 44:12 word 3

OET-LV: 12 And_he _searched with_brother he _began and_with_brother he _finished and_it _was _found the_cup in_the _sack _of Binyāmīn. (GEN_44:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then Yosef’s servant searched beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benyamin’s sack. (GEN 44:12)

NUM 17:11 contextual word gloss=‘it_has_begun’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB NUM 17:11 word 26

OET-LV: 11  and_ Mosheh _he/it _said to ʼAhₐron take DOM the_censer and_put on/upon_it(f) fire from_under the_altar and_set incense and_take_it quickly to the_congregation and_make _atonement on_them if/because it _has _gone _forth (the)_severe _anger from_to/for_face/front/presence YHWH it _has _begun the_plague. (NUM_17:11)

OET-RV: 11 So Moses did what Yahweh had commanded. (NUM 17:11)

NUM 17:12 contextual word gloss=‘it_had_begun’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB NUM 17:12 word 11

OET-LV: 12  and_ ʼAhₐron _he/it _took just_as Mosheh he _had _said and_he _ran into the _middle _of of_the _assembly and_see/lo/see it _had _begun the_plague among_people and_he/it _gave DOM the_incense and_he _made _atonement on the_people. (NUM_17:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then the Israelis complained to Mosheh, “Wow, we’re done for—it’s clear that we’re all going to die! (NUM 17:12)

JDG 20:39 contextual word gloss=‘it_began’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB JDG 20:39 word 6

OET-LV: 39 And_ the _man _of _he _turned of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) in_battle and_Binyāmīn it _began to_strike _down fatally _wounded among_the _man _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) about_thirty man if/because they _said surely totally _(defeated) is_defeated it before_us like_battle (the)_first. (JDG_20:39)

OET-RV: 39 Meanwhile the main Israeli force had retreated, and the Benyamites had attacked and killed around thirty men, thinking that they were winning like they’d done twice before. (JDG 20:39)

1 SAM 14:35 contextual word gloss=‘he_began’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB 1 SAM 14:35 word 6

OET-LV: 35 And_ Shāʼūl _he/it _built an _altar to/for_YHWH DOM_him/it he _began to_build an _altar to/for_YHWH. (SA1_14:35)

OET-RV: 35 Then Sha’ul built an altar to Yahweh—it was the first one he built. (SA1 14:35)

2 KI 10:32 contextual word gloss=‘he_began’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB 2 KI 10:32 word 3

OET-LV: 32 In _the_days the_those YHWH he _began to_cut _off in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he_defeated _them Ḩₐzā^ʼēl in_all the _territory _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (KI2_10:32)

OET-RV: 32 During that period, Yahweh began to reduce the size of Yisrael’s territory and Aram’s King Haza’el attacked along their border (KI2 10:32)

2 KI 15:37 contextual word gloss=‘he_began’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB 2 KI 15:37 word 3

OET-LV: 37 In _the_days the_those YHWH he _began to_send in_Yəhūdāh Rəʦīn the _king _of ʼArām and_DOM Fəqaḩ^yāh the _son _of Rəmal^yāhū. (KI2_15:37)

OET-RV: 37 In those days, Yahweh began to send Aram’s King Retsin and Remalyah’s son Pekah against Yehudah. (KI2 15:37)

1 CHR 1:10 contextual word gloss=‘he_began’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB 1 CHR 1:10 word 6

OET-LV: 10 and_Kūsh he _fathered DOM Nimrōd he he _began to_be a _mighty_man on _the_earth. (CH1_1:10)

OET-RV: 10 Then Kush fathered Nimrod and he became a mighty warrior. (CH1 1:10)

1 CHR 27:24 contextual word gloss=‘he_began’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB 1 CHR 27:24 word 4

OET-LV: 24 Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) the _son _of Tsərū^yāh/(Zeruiah) he _began to_count and_not he _finished and_he/it _was by_this severe _anger was_towards Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_not it _went _up the_number in_the _number _of the _words/messages _of the_days to/for_the _king Dāvid. (CH1_27:24)

OET-RV: 24 Yoav (Tseruyah’s son) began the count but never finished it because Yahweh’s anger had struck Yisrael, so the census result wasn’t recorded in the record of King David’s reign. (CH1 27:24)

2 CHR 29:27 contextual word gloss=‘[when]_it_began’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB 2 CHR 29:27 word 7

OET-LV: 27 and_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he/it _said to_offer _up the _burnt_offering to_the_altar and_at_the_time when_it _began the _burnt_offering it _began the _song _of YHWH and_the_trumpets and_on the _hands _of the _instruments _of Dāvid the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (CH2_29:27)

OET-RV: 27 then Hizkiyah said to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When they started to slaughter the animals, the people sang and praised Yahweh as the trumpets were blown and the other instruments played. (CH2 29:27)

2 CHR 29:27 contextual word gloss=‘it_began’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB 2 CHR 29:27 word 9

2 CHR 34:3 contextual word gloss=‘he_began’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB 2 CHR 34:3 word 7

OET-LV: 3 And_in_eight years of_his_reigning and_he still_he was_a _youth he _began to_seek (to)_the_god _of Dāvid his/its_father and_in_two _plus ten year he _began to_cleanse DOM Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) from the _high_places and_the _ʼAshērāh_poles and_the_idols and_the _molten_images. (CH2_34:3)

OET-RV: 3 In the eighth year of his reign while he was still a teenager, he began to learn more about the god of his ancestor David, and in the twelfth year, he began to remove the hilltop shrines from Yerushalem and across Yehudah, as well as the Asherah poles, and the idols and metal images. (CH2 34:3)

2 CHR 34:3 contextual word gloss=‘he_began’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_began’ OSHB 2 CHR 34:3 word 15

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘חָלַל’’ have 6 different glosses: ‘[when]_it_began’, ‘he_began’, ‘it_began’, ‘it_had_begun’, ‘it_has_begun’, ‘to_be_profaned’.