Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #218227

OSHB Ezra 3:8 הֵחֵלּוּ (hēḩēllū) ‘they_began’ Strongs=2490 c Lemma=‘חָלַל’
Morphology=Vhp3cp PoS=hiphil_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural

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Other uses (6) of identical word form הֵחֵלּוּ (Morphology=Vhp3cp PoS=hiphil_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘הֵחֵלּוּ’ (Morphology=Vhp3cp PoS=hiphil_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural) has 3 different glosses: ‘[when]_they_began’, ‘they_began’, ‘they_had_begun’.

1SA 3:2 ‘they_began’ OSHB 1SA 3:2 word 8

2CH 20:22 ‘[when]_they_began’ OSHB 2CH 20:22 word 2

2CH 31:7 ‘they_began’ OSHB 2CH 31:7 word 3

EZRA 3:6 ‘they_began’ OSHB EZRA 3:6 word 5

NEH 4:1 ‘they_had_begun’ OSHB NEH 4:1 word 15

EST 9:23 ‘they_had_begun’ OSHB EST 9:23 word 5