Hebrew word study
חָלִילָהchâlîylâh — literal fora profaned thing
Pronounced “khaw-lee'-law”
literal fora profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it!
Translated in the King James as: be far, (God) forbid.
Appears 21 times in Scripture
Origin: or חָלִלָה; a directive from H2490 (חָלַל);
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 4×
Joshua — 2×
2 Samuel — 3×
1 Kings — 1×
1 Chronicles — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.