To profane oneself
H2490
Hebrew
UBS
חָלַל
châlalkhaw-lal'
Verb
Definition
= action by which priests disqualify themselves for religious service ◄ by unlawful behavior
Semantic Domains
Common
Despise
Shame
Begin
Impact
Grieve
Play
Etymology
a primitive root (compare H2470 (חָלָה)); also denominative (from H2485 (חָלִיל))
KJV Translations
begin (men began), defile, break, defile, eat (as common things), first, gather the grape thereof, take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound
Occurrences131
Frequency Rank#274