Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
common
Usage: profaneness, commonness, unholy, profane, common, sand
Strong's Number
H2455
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
3
Strong's H2455 Quick Answer
Strong's H2455 חוֹל (chol) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chol (khole) n-m. 1. (properly) exposed 2. (hence) profane It has 7 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include profane, common, and unholy. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chol (khole) n-m. 1. (properly) exposed 2. (hence) profane
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- profane, common, and unholy
Meaning and Definition
chol (khole) n-m. 1. (properly) exposed 2. (hence) profane [from H2490] KJV: common, profane (place), unholy. Root(s): H2490
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2455. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2455 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chol, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H2455 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2455 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2455 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;
And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2455.
And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;
And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.
And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2455, grouped by book.
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H2455 FAQ
What does chol (חֹל) mean?
Chol (Strong's H2455) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "common". chol (khole) n-m. 1. (properly) exposed 2. (hence) profane
How many times is chol (חֹל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H2455 across 3 books.
Where can I study chol (חֹל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2455 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chol (חֹל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as profane, common, and unholy. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.