Hebrew word
châlal
khaw-lal'
חָלַל
What it means
properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)
Where it comes from
a primitive root (compare châlâh (חָלָה)); also denominative (from châlîyl (חָלִיל))