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חַלּוֹן

𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤍

challôwn

H2474 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

An opening in a wall constructed to admit light and air, typically closed or covered by latticework or shutters rather than transparent panes. In the Hebrew Bible, חַלּוֹן refers especially to windows or apertures in buildings or city walls for practical or defensive purposes; occasionally denotes other types of openings, such as loopholes or slits.

Semantic Range

window in a building, window in a city wall, opening, lattice-covered aperture, loophole, slit

Root / Etymology

Root: חלל. The root חלל carries core meanings related to 'to pierce, perforate, make a hole.' The term חַלּוֹן is a noun formation, denoting something made by piercing, thus 'an aperture' or 'window.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the biblical period, windows were not glazed as in later periods but often covered with lattice, wood, or fabric, or left as open spaces. In private dwellings, a חַלּוֹן was typically small, for ventilation and limited light, and in city walls, could function as escape points or observation slits (cf. Josh 2:15, 1 Sam 19:12). During the monarchic period, windows served both practical and architectural roles; in post-exilic times, larger and more decorative forms appear. While the standard English translation is 'window,' this can obscure the difference in function and construction from modern windows. Other biblical terms, such as אֲרֻבָּה (arubbah, 'lattice' or 'window opening'), may overlap but are not synonymous, often referring to roof or higher wall vents. The KJV and other translations consistently use 'window,' but this may give a misleadingly modern impression of the architectural reality in biblical contexts.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a window (as perforated); window.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

חלל (Nechilah) — to pierce, perforate, make hollow

Root חלל to pierce, perforate, make a hole
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2471 חַלָּה perforated bread-cake
H2479 חַלְחָלָה paralyzing trembling
H2490 חָלַל I will desecrate
H2491 חָלָל pierced slain-one
H5155 נְחִילָה the flutes

Word Forms

16 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H2474-07 הַ/חַלּ֗וֹן hachalon HTd/Ncbsa the window the pierced opening the window 9
H2474-14 וְ/חַלֹּנ֣וֹת vechalonot HC/Ncbpa and-windows and pierced-openings and windows 5
H2474-01 בַּֽ/חַלּוֹן֙ bachalon HRd/Ncbsa in the window in the pierced opening in the window 3
H2474-09 הַֽ/חַלֹּנ֔וֹת hachalonot HTd/Ncbpa the windows the pierced apertures the windows 2
H2474-13 וְ/חַלּוֹנִ֨ים vechalonim HC/Ncbpa and-windows and pierced openings and windows 2
H2474-02 בְּ/חַלּ֣וֹן bechalon HR/Ncbsc at the window in a pierced opening at the window 1
H2474-03 בְּ/חַלּוֹנֵ֔י/נוּ bechaloneynu HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cp into our windows in our pierced-openings into our windows 1
H2474-04 חַלּ֥וֹן chalon HNcbsc the window pierced opening window 1
H2474-05 חַלּוֹנָ֔/י chalonay HNcbpc/Sp1cs windows my pierced-openings windows 1
H2474-06 חַלּוֹנֵ֖י chaloney HNcbpc windows pierced-openings of windows 1

Occurrences in Scripture

32 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H2474-04 Genesis 8:6 חַלּ֥וֹן chalon HNcbsc the window pierced opening window
H2474-07 Genesis 26:8 הַֽ/חַלּ֑וֹן hachalon HTd/Ncbsa the window the pierced opening the window
H2474-07 Joshua 2:15 הַֽ/חַלּ֑וֹן hachalon HTd/Ncbsa the window the pierced opening the window
H2474-01 Joshua 2:18 בַּֽ/חַלּוֹן֙ bachalon HRd/Ncbsa in the window in the pierced opening in the window
H2474-01 Joshua 2:21 בַּ/חַלּֽוֹן bachalon HRd/Ncbsa in the window in the pierced opening in the window
H2474-07 Judges 5:28 הַ/חַלּ֨וֹן hachalon HTd/Ncbsa the window the pierced opening the window
H2474-07 1 Samuel 19:12 הַ/חַלּ֑וֹן hachalon HTd/Ncbsa the window the pierced opening the window
H2474-07 2 Samuel 6:16 הַ/חַלּ֗וֹן hachalon HTd/Ncbsa the window the pierced opening the window
H2474-06 1 Kings 6:4 חַלּוֹנֵ֖י chaloney HNcbpc windows pierced-openings of windows
H2474-07 2 Kings 9:30 הַ/חַלּֽוֹן hachalon HTd/Ncbsa the window the pierced opening the pierced opening
H2474-07 2 Kings 9:32 הַ֣/חַלּ֔וֹן hachalon HTd/Ncbsa the window the pierced opening the window
H2474-07 2 Kings 13:17 הַ/חַלּ֛וֹן hachalon HTd/Ncbsa the window the pierced opening the window
H2474-03 Jeremiah 9:20 בְּ/חַלּוֹנֵ֔י/נוּ bechaloneynu HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cp into our windows in our pierced-openings into our windows
H2474-05 Jeremiah 22:14 חַלּוֹנָ֔/י chalonay HNcbpc/Sp1cs windows my pierced-openings windows
H2474-14 Ezekiel 40:16 וְ/חַלֹּנ֣וֹת vechalonot HC/Ncbpa and-windows and pierced-openings and windows
H2474-14 Ezekiel 40:16 וְ/חַלּוֹנ֞וֹת vechalonot-2 HC/Ncbpa and-windows and pierced-openings and windows
H2474-11 Ezekiel 40:22 ו/חלונ/ו vchlvnv HC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms and-its-window and its window-aperture and its window-aperture
H2474-12 Ezekiel 40:22 וְ/חַלּוֹנָ֤י/ו vechalonayv HC/Ncbpc/Sp3ms and-its-windows and his pierced-apertures and its window-apertures
H2474-13 Ezekiel 40:25 וְ/חַלּוֹנִ֨ים vechalonim HC/Ncbpa and-windows and pierced openings and windows
H2474-10 Ezekiel 40:25 כְּ/הַ/חֲלֹּנ֖וֹת kehachalonot HR/Td/Ncbpa like-the-windows like the pierced-openings like the windows
H2474-14 Ezekiel 40:29 וְ/חַלּוֹנ֥וֹת vechalonot HC/Ncbpa and its windows and pierced-openings and windows
H2474-14 Ezekiel 40:33 וְ/חַלּוֹנ֥וֹת vechalonot HC/Ncbpa and-windows and pierced-openings and windows
H2474-14 Ezekiel 40:36 וְ/חַלּוֹנ֥וֹת vechalonot HC/Ncbpa and-its-windows and pierced-openings and its windows
H2474-15 Ezekiel 41:16 וְ/הַ/חַלּוֹנִ֣ים vehachalonim HC/Td/Ncbpa and the windows and the pierced-openings and the windows
H2474-09 Ezekiel 41:16 הַֽ/חַלֹּנ֔וֹת hachalonot HTd/Ncbpa the windows the pierced apertures the windows
H2474-16 Ezekiel 41:16 וְ/הַֽ/חַלֹּנ֖וֹת vehachalonot HC/Td/Ncbpa and the windows and the pierced openings and the windows
H2474-13 Ezekiel 41:26 וְ/חַלּוֹנִ֨ים vechalonim HC/Ncbpa and-windows and pierced openings and windows
H2474-08 Joel 2:9 הַ/חַלּוֹנִ֛ים hachalonim HTd/Ncbpa the windows the pierced apertures the windows
H2474-01 Zephaniah 2:14 בַּֽ/חַלּוֹן֙ bachalon HRd/Ncbsa in the window in the pierced opening in the window
H2474-02 Proverbs 7:6 בְּ/חַלּ֣וֹן bechalon HR/Ncbsc at the window in a pierced opening at the window
H2474-09 Song of Songs 2:9 הַֽ/חֲלֹּנ֔וֹת hachalonot HTd/Ncbpa the windows the pierced apertures the windows
H2474-07 1 Chronicles 15:29 הַ/חַלּ֗וֹן hachalon HTd/Ncbsa the window the pierced opening the window
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