חָלִיל (ḥālîl) is a Hebrew noun meaning flute. It appears 6 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2485).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 660d)

Root family 660: חָלַל ḥālal — I, wound (fatally), bore through, pierce. Survives in Arabic ḥalla “pierce through.” Occurs ninety-six times, including derivatives

• חָלַל ḥālal — pollute
• חָלָל ḥālāl — profaned
• חַלּוֹן ḥallôn — window
• חַלָּה ḥallâ — a kind of cake
• מְחִלָּה mĕḥillâ — hole

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