Lexical Definition

‎חוּל‎ chûwl (khool) to twist: tremble ^H:V
or חִיל chîyl (kheel); a primitive root

bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarry, travail (with pain), tremble, trust, wait carefully (patiently), be wounded.

• properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear
• figuratively, to wait, to pervert

1) to twist, whirl, dance, writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to dance
1a2) to twist, writhe
1a3) to whirl, whirl about
1b) (Polel)
1b1) to dance
1b2) to writhe (in travail with), bear, bring forth
1b3) to wait anxiously
1c) (Pulal)
1c1) to be made to writhe, be made to bear
1c2) to be brought forth
1d) (Hophal) to be born
1e) (Hithpolel)
1e1) whirling (participle)
1e2) writhing, suffering torture (participle)
1e3) to wait longingly
1f) (Hithpalpel) to be distressed

See Greek: γέννημα · ἐξεγείρω · ἐπέχω · εὐλαβέομαι · ἥκω · καταντάω · καταρτίζω · κοπιάω · λαμβάνω · ὀδυνάω · πήγνυμι · πλάσσω · προσμένω · σαλεύω · συλλαμβάνω · συντρίβω · συστρέφω · ταράσσω · τραυματίζω · τρέφω · ὑπομένω · φοβέω · ὠδίν · ὠδίνω

Extended Information

meaning of: חוּל

• : dance/shake

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎חוּל‎ [‎חִיל‎] verb whirl, dance, writhe (Late Hebrew, Aramaic id., dance; Arabic change, turn; Assyrian —îlu, writhe in fear Dl^{Pr 191} (on — = see DHM^{ZK i. 357}); on form of Hebrew verb see Nö^{ZMG. 1883, 536}) —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular ‎חָ֫לָה‎ Mic 1:12 + 2 t.; ‎וְחָלָה֫‎ consecutive Hos 11:6 ‎חַלְתִּי‎ Isa 23:4 ‎חָ֫לוּ‎ Jer 5:3 (but see below), Lam 4:6 ‎וְחָלוּ֫‎ Deut 2:25 ‎חַ֫לְנוּ‎ Isa 26:18 Imperfect ‎יָחוּל‎ Jer 23:19; Jer 30:23 3 feminine singular ‎תָּחוּל‎ Ezek 30:16 Qr (Kt Co ‎תחיל‎); ‎וַתָּחֹ֑ל‎ Jer 51:29 ‎אחולה‎ Jer 4:19 Kt (Qr ‎אוֺחִילָה‎, Hiph`il ‎יחל‎); ‎יָחֻ֫לוּ‎ 2Sam 3:29 but also ‎יָחִיל‎ Ps 55:5* (Job 20:21 see II. ‎חול‎); ‎וַיָּ֫חֶל‎ 1Sam 31:3 = 1Chr 10:3 + Gen 8:10 (where read probably ‎וַיִּיָּ֫חֶל‎ as vGen 8:12 = ‎וַיְיַחֵל‎ Ol Di); 3 feminine singular ‎תָּחִיל‎ Isa 26:17 + 2 t. + Ezek 30:16 Kt (compare above); ‎וַתָּ֑חֶל‎ Ps 97:4 2 feminine singular ‎תְּחִלִין‎ Isa 45:10 ‎וָחִילוּ‎ Ps 77:17*+ 3 t. (Ps 10:5 see II. ‎חול‎); ‎וַיָּחִ֫ילוּ‎ Judg 3:25 ‎יְחִילוּן‎ Isa 13:8 ‎תָּחִ֫ילוּ‎ Jer 5:22 Imperative feminine singular ‎חוּ֫לִי‎ Mic 4:10; Ps 114:7 masculine plural ‎חִילוּ‎ Ps 96:9; 1Chr 16:30 Infinitive construct ‎(לָ)חוּל‎ Judg 21:21; Ezek 30:16 ( = Infinitive absolute); Participle feminine singular ‎חוֺלָה‎ Jer 4:31 see Gf Gie and Ges^{«GKC:72»§ 72} R. 1; —

1. dance Judg 21:21 (‎לָחוּל בַּמְּחֹלוֺת‎).

2. twist, writhe:
a. in pain, especially childbirth Isa 26:17; Isa 45:10 ‎׳‎‎מַהתֿח‎ (|| ‎מהתֿוליד‎; metaphor, of sea Isa 23:4 (|| ‎ילד‎); Israel Isa 26:18 (|| ‎חרה‎), Isa 54:1 (|| ‎ילד‎); Zion Isa 66:7; Isa 66:8 (|| id.), Mic 4:10 (|| ‎גֹּ֫חִי‎, simile ‎כיולדה‎; compare see 9), Jer 4:31.
b. figurative, be in severe pain, or anguish (mostly in poetry and elevated prose), followed by ‎מפני‎ Deut 2:25 (|| ‎רגז‎, compare also ‎פַּחַד‎ and ‎יִרְאָה‎ v^a); Ezek 30:16; Ps 96:9; Jer 5:22 (|| ‎ירא‎); followed by ‎מִלִּפְנֵי‎ 1Chr 16:30; Ps 114:7 absolute Ps 55:5* (|| ‎אימות מָוֶת נפלו עלי‎), Jer 4:19 Kt, Ps 77:17* (|| ‎רגז‎) Ps 97:4; Isa 13:8; Isa 23:5; Jer 51:29 (|| ‎רָעַשׁ‎), Joel 2:6; Zech 9:5 (|| ‎ירא‎), probably also 1Sam 31:3 (compare 1Sam 28:5) = 1Chr 10:3, compare Öttli; figurative of mountains Hab 3:10.
c. in contrition Jer 5:3, ‎חָ֫לוּ‎ derived from ‎חול‎ Ew Gf Gie; < ᵑ6 Ra Hi Ke and others from ‎חלה‎ (wrongly accented; see ‎חלה‎ Qal 2).
d. in anxious longing ‎עַד בּוֺשׁ‎ Judg 3:25, followed by ‎לְ‎ Mic 1:12 (on Gen 8:10, compare above)

3. whirl, whirl about ‎עַלרֿאֹשׁ יוֺאָב‎ (i.e. blood — ‎דמים‎ — of Abner, from sword) 2Sam 3:29 of attack of sword itself Hos 11:6 (|| ‎כִּלָּה‎, ‎אכל‎), compare Lam 4:6 ‎לא חָ֫לוּ בה ידים‎; of tempest ‎על ראשׁ רשׁעים יחול‎ Jer 23:19 (v:a ‎סער‎ ‎מִתְחוֺלֵל‎) = Jer 30:23 (v:a ‎סַעַר מִתְגּוֺרֵר‎). Po`lel. Imperfect ‎יְחוֺלֵל‎ Ps 29:9 3 feminine singular ‎תְּחוֺלֵל‎ Prov 25:23 suffix ‎תְּחוֺלֶלְכֶם‎ Isa 51:2 2 masculine singular ‎תְּחוֺלֵל‎ Job 35:14 ‎וַתְּחוֺלֵל‎ Ps 90:2 Infinitive construct ‎חֹלֵל‎ Job 39:1 Participle ‎מְחוֺלֵל‎ Prov 26:10 ‎מְחֹלֶלְךָ‎ Deut 32:18 ‎מְחֹלְלֶוֺת‎ Judg 21:23 — 1Sam 18:6; Ps 87:7 see below; on ‎חֹלְלָה‎ Job 26:13 see ‎חלל‎; —

1. dance Judg 21:23, so perhaps also 1Sam 18:6 (read ‎הַמְּחֹלְלוֺת‎ ᵐ5 We Dr; and ‎חֹלֲלִים‎ participle (‎מ‎ omitted) Ps 87:7 RV Pe De Che Bae; compare Qal 1).

2. writhe in travail with, bear, bring forth (poetry), of Sarah, mother of Israel, Isa 51:2 (|| ‎אַבְרָהָם אֲבִיכֶם‎); of hinds Job 39:1; Ps 29:9 (causative ); figurative of ‎׳‎‎י‎'s producing earth Ps 90:2 (|| ‎יֻלָּד֑וּ‎); of his bringing forth Israel (with difficulty, see Di) Deut 32:18 of north wind bringing forth rain Prov 25:23 ‎רַב מְחוֺלֵל כִּ֑ל‎ Prov 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 Ps 51:7* + 2 t.; ‎חוֺלָ֑לְתָּ‎ Job 15:7 Imperfect ‎יְחוֺלָ֑לוּ‎ Job 26:5 —

1. be made to writhe Job 26:5 (‎הָֽרְפָאִים‎).

2. be brought forth Job 15:7 (|| ‎תִּוָּלֵד‎), Ps 51:7* (|| ‎יחם‎), metaphor of wisdom Prov 8:24; Prov 8:25. Hiph`il Imperfect ‎יָחִיל‎ Ps 29:8 (twice in verse) cause to be an anguish, with accusative ‎מִדְבָּר‎, subject ‎׳‎‎י‎. Hoph`al Imperfect ‎יוּחַל‎ Isa 66:8 be born (= travailed with, Che), subject ‎אֶרֶץ‎ (|| ‎יִוָּלֵד גוי‎).

Hithpo`el 1. Participle ‎מִתְחוֺלֵל‎ whirling ‎׳‎‎סַעַר מתח‎ Jer 23:19 ( = ‎סער מִתְגּוֺרֵר‎ Jer 30:23).

2. writhing, suffering torture Job 15:20 (of life of wicked).

3. Imperative ‎הִתְחוֺלֵל‎ Ps 37:7 wait longingly followed by ‎לְ‎ for, || ‎דּוֺם‎. Hithpalpel Imperfect 3 feminine singular ‎וַתִּתְחַלְחַל‎ Esth 4:4 and she writhed in anxiety.

II. [‎חול‎, ‎חִיל‎] verb be firm, strong (Aramaic Pa`el strengthen, ‎חֵילָא‎, strength; Palmyrene ‎רב חילא‎ ‎רבא‎ general-in-chief Vog^{No. 28} and others; Sabean ‎חֿיל‎ SabDenkm⁹¹ (on ‎חֿל‎ in Sabean: proper name see Hal^{JAS Juin, 1872, 533}); Ethiopic be strong, strength, army, strong; Assyrian —â(i)ltu, army Flood Tabl.^{iii. 22} (—aiialtu Jäger^{BAS i. 461}); possibly compare Arabic horses (as strong ones? compare Ps 33:17)) — only Qal Imperfect in ‎לֹא יָחִיל טוּבוֺ‎ Job 20:21 his prosperity is not firm (does not endure); ‎יָחִילוּ דְרָכָוּ֯ בְּכָלעֵֿת‎ Ps 10:5 his ways are always firm (stable, prosperous), so Ol De Pe Che and others

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