† I. חוּל [
חִיל]
verb whirl, dance, writhe (Late Hebrew, Aramaic
id., dance; Arabic
حَآل change, turn; Assyrian
ḫîlu,
writhe in fear Dl
Pr 191 (on
h =
ح see DHM
ZK i. 357); on form of Hebrew
verb see Nö
ZMG. 1883, 536) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular חָ֫לָה Micah 1:12 +
2 times;
וְחָלָה֫ consecutive
Hosea 11:6;
חַלְתִּי Isaiah 23:4;
חָ֫לוּ Jeremiah 5:3 (but see below),
Lamentations 4:6;
וְחָלוּ֫ Deuteronomy 2:25;
חַ֫לְנוּ Isaiah 26:18;
Imperfect יָחוּל Jeremiah 23:19;
Jeremiah 30:23;
3rd person feminine singular תָּחוּל Ezekiel 30:16 Qr (Kt Co
תחיל);
וַתָּחֹ֑ל Jeremiah 51:29;
אחולה Jeremiah 4:19 Kt (Qr
אוֺחִילָה, Hiph.
יחל);
יָחֻ֫לוּ 2 Samuel 3:29; but also
יָחִיל Psalm 55:5 (
Job 20:21 see II.
חול);
וַיָּ֫חֶל 1 Samuel 31:3 =
1 Chronicles 10:3 +
Genesis 8:10 (where read probably
וַיִּיָּ֫חֶל as
Genesis 8:12; =
וַיְיַחֵל Ol Di);
3rd person feminine singular
תָּחִיל Isaiah 26:17 +
2 times +
Ezekiel 30:16 Kt (compare
above);
וַתָּ֑חֶל Psalm 97:4;
2nd person feminine singular תְּחִלִין Isaiah 45:10;
וָחִילוּ Psalm 77:17 +
3 times (
Psalm 10:5 see II.
חול);
וַיָּחִ֫ילוּ Judges 3:25;
יְחִילוּן Isaiah 13:8;
תָּחִ֫ילוּ Jeremiah 5:22;
Imperative feminine singular
חוּ֫לִי Micah 4:10;
Psalm 114:7; masculine plural
חִילוּ Psalm 96:9;
1 Chronicles 16:30;
Infinitive construct (לָ)חוּל Judges 21:21;
Ezekiel 30:16 (= Infinitive absolute);
Participle feminine singular
חוֺלָה Jeremiah 4:31 see Gf Gie and Ges
§ 72 R. 1; —
2. twist, writhe:
c. in contrition
Jeremiah 5:3,
חָ֫לוּ derived from
חול Ew Gf Gie; <

Ra Hi Ke and others from
חלה (wrongly accented; see
חלה Qal 2).
Po`lel. Imperfect יְחוֺלֵל Psalm 29:9;
3rd person feminine singular תְּחוֺלֵל Proverbs 25:23; suffix
תְּחוֺלֶלְכֶם Isaiah 51:2;
2nd person masculine singular תְּחוֺלֵל Job 35:14;
וַתְּחוֺלֵל Psalm 90:2;
Infinitive construct
חֹלֵל Job 39:1;
Participle מְחוֺלֵל Proverbs 26:10;
מְחֹלֶלְךָ Deuteronomy 32:18;
מְחֹלְלֶוֺת Judges 21:23; —
1 Samuel 18:6;
Psalm 87:7 see below; on
חֹלְלָה Job 26:13 see
חלל; —
2. writhe in travail
with, bear, bring forth (poetry), of Sarah, mother of Israel,
Isaiah 51:2 (||
אַבְרָהָם אֲבִיכֶם); of hinds
Job 39:1;
Psalm 29:9 (causative); figurative of
י׳'s producing earth
Psalm 90:2 (||
יֻלָּד֑וּ); of his bringing forth Israel (with difficulty, see Di)
Deuteronomy 32:18 of north wind bringing forth rain
Proverbs 25:23;
רַב מְחוֺלֵל כִּ֑ל Proverbs 26:10 a master produceth everything (on transitive see VB; Ew and others derive from
חלל wound).
3. wait anxiously (compare
Qal 2 d), followed by
לְ Job 35:14 (Elihu).
Po`lal. Perfect חוֺלָ֑לתִּי Psalm 51:7 +
2 times;
חוֺלָ֑לְתָּ Job 15:7;
Imperfect יְחוֺלָ֑לוּ Job 26:5; —
1. be made to writhe Job 26:5 (
הָֽרְפָאִים).
Hiph. Imperfect יָחִיל Psalm 29:8 (twice in verse)
cause to be an anguish, with accusative
מִדְבָּר, subject
י׳.
Hoph. Imperfect יוּחַל Isaiah 66:8 be born (= travailed with, Che), subject
אֶרֶץ (||
יִוָּלֵד גוי).
Hithpol.
2. writhing, suffering torture Job 15:20 (of life of wicked).
3. Imperative הִתְחוֺלֵל Psalm 37:7 wait longingly followed by
לְ for, ||
דּוֺם.
Hithpalp. Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּתְחַלְחַל Esther 4:4 and she writhed in anxiety.
† II. [
חול,
חִיל]
verb be firm, strong (Aramaic Pa.
strengthen,
חֵילָא,
Hyfo strength; Palmyrene
רב חילא רבא general-in-chief Vog
No. 28 and others; Sabean
חֿיל SabDenkm
91 (on
חֿל in Sabean: proper name see Hal
JAS Juin, 1872, 533); Ethiopic
ኄለ፡ ኀየለ፡ be strong,
ኀደል፡ strength, army,
ኀያል፡ strong; Assyrian
ḫâ(i)ltu,
army Flood Tabl.
iii. 22 (
ḫaiialtu Jäger
BAS i. 461); possibly compare Arabic
خَيْلً horses (as
strong ones? compare
Psalm 33:17)
) — only
Qal Imperfect in
לֹא יָחִיל טוּבוֺ Job 20:21 his prosperity is not firm (does not endure);
יָחִילוּ דְרָכָוּ֯ בְּכָלעֵֿת Psalm 10:5 his ways are always firm (stable, prosperous), so Ol De Pe Che and others.
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