Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
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Usage: far be it (from me), God forbid that, let it not be
Chalilah means “be far” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G2486 — ichthys (“fish”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H2486 חָלִילָה חָלִלָה (chaliylah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chaliylah (khaw-lee'-law) (or chalilah {khaw-lee'-law}) inj. 1. literal for a profaned thing 2. used (interj.) far be it! It has 19 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include far, god, thing, and things. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
chaliylah (khaw-lee'-law) (or chalilah {khaw-lee'-law}) inj. 1. literal for a profaned thing 2. used (interj.) far be it! [a directive from H2490] KJV: be far, (X God) forbid. Root(s): H2490
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Usage: far be it (from me), God forbid that, let it not be
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chaliylah, 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.
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.
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19 indexed usages in Old Testament.
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2486.
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.
God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.
And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?
Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
Therefore hearken unto me ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2486, grouped by book.
Chalilah (Strong's H2486) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "be far". chaliylah (khaw-lee'-law) (or chalilah {khaw-lee'-law}) inj. 1. literal for a profaned thing 2. used (interj.) far be it!
This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H2486 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2486 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as far, god, thing, and things. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.