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Isaiah 34:3

“Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

חָלָלchâlâl · khaw-lawl'
H2491 · Hebrew

Definition: pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
Derivation: from H2490 (חָלַל);
KJV renderings: kill, profane, slain (man), [idiom] slew, (deadly) wounded.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
חַלְלֵי — adjective, masculine, plural, construct
הֶ֣ם — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Aampc/Sp3mp
Usage: Occurs 94 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 34:27 Leviticus 21:7 Leviticus 21:14 Numbers 19:16 Numbers 19:18

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָלָל here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.