Original Language Studio
Joshua 22:29
“God forbid that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn this day from following the Lord, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the Lord our God that is before his tabernacle.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H2486 · Hebrew
- Definition
- literal fora profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it!
- Derivation
- or חָלִלָה; a directive from H2490 (חָלַל);
- KJV renderings
- be far, ([idiom] God) forbid.
- Grammar
- חָלִילָ — particle (interjection)
- ה֩ — suffix (directional he)
- Usage
- Occurs 21 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:25Genesis 18:25Genesis 44:7Genesis 44:17Joshua 24:16
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 חָלִילָה here.
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.