Proverbs 7:26:2Prov.7.26.W2TAB

חֲלָלִ֣ים

khalalim

slain ones

Transliteration
kha-la-LIM
Extended
khah-laa-LEEM
IPA
/ħălaːˈliːm/

Meaning by language

English
slain ones

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Result
חֲ + לָ + לִ֣ים
kha + la + lim
khalalim

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    kha-la-LIM

  2. clause

    KI-ra-BIM kha-la-LIM hi-PI-la

  3. sentence

    KI-ra-BIM kha-la-LIM hi-PI-la va-a-tsu-MIM KAL-ha-ru-ge-HA

Exegesis

The nominal subject rabim chalalim {רַבִּים חֲלָלִים | rabîm ḥălâlîm} ‘many slain’ precedes the Hiphil perfect verb hippilah {הִפִּילָה | hippîlāh} ‘she has brought down’, expressing causative action.

Root and etymology

ח־ל־ל

to pierce, wound, slay

In contextProverbs 7:26

For many are the wounded whom she has brought down, and strong men are all her victims .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 7:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 7:26, so the Hebrew word חֲלָלִ֣ים (khalalim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.7.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.26.W2.S1) and character.