חָלִילָהchâlîylâh

used as exclamation, i.e.

Pronunciation: khaw-lee'-law · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2486

Meanings

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 21 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 18:25 Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
  • Genesis 44:7 “What are you talking about?” the brothers responded. “We are your servants and would never do such a thing!
  • Genesis 44:17 “No,” Joseph said. “I would never do such a thing! Only the man who stole the cup will be my slave. The rest of you may go back to your father in peace.”
  • Joshua 22:29 Far be it from us to rebel against the Lord or turn away from him by building our own altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices. Only the altar of the Lord our God that stands in front of the Tabernacle may be used for that purpose.”
  • Joshua 24:16 The people replied, “We would never abandon the Lord and serve other gods.
  • 1 Samuel 2:30 “Therefore, the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I promised that your branch of the tribe of Levi would always be my priests. But I will honor those who honor me, and I will despise those who think lightly of me.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).