חָלִ֫ילָה
cha.li.lah
“forbid”
Definition
literal fora profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it!
or חָלִלָה; a directive from H2490 (חָלַל);
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Grammar & Morphology
Intj
H:Intj
H:Intj
Occurrences
חָלִ֫ילָה appears 18 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it.Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.”So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
“Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”
“Far be it!” Joab declared. “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!
“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.
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