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ḥālīlā חָלִ֫ילָה ‘forbid’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a directive from ḥālal חָלַל ‘to bore / to play flute / to profane/begin’
Roots: חלל

ḥālīlā intj
1) far be it (from me), God forbid that, let it not be

Mentioned in Genesis 44:17, 44:7, 18:25 Joshua 22:29, 24:16 1 Samuel 2:30, 20:2, 20:9, 22:15, 24:7, 14:45, 12:23, 26:11 2 Samuel 23:17, 20:20 1 Kings 21:3 Job 34:10, 27:5 1 Chronicles 11:19

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