H2490b H2490b
to play the pipe, to pipe; denominative verb from the word for flute
This denominative verb, derived from the noun for flute or pipe (חליל), means to play the pipe or flute. It appears in two celebratory contexts: Solomon's coronation in 1 Kings 1:40, where the people piped with pipes in joyful celebration, and Psalm 87:7, which mentions both singers and pipe-players (or possibly dancers, as the form is ambiguous and could also derive from the root meaning to dance). The verb captures the festive, musical atmosphere of celebration.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To play the pipe or flute in celebration. 1 Kings 1:40 describes the people's response to Solomon being anointed: 'and the people piped with pipes and rejoiced with great joy.' Psalm 87:7 mentions 'as well the singers as the pipe-players,' though some interpret this as 'dancers' from a different root. The Assyrian cognate ḫâlalu supports the meaning of pipe-playing, and the context in both passages is festive celebration with music. 2×
AR["كَالرَّاقِصِينَ", "يَزْمُرُونَ"]·ben["নর্তকদের-মতো", "বাজাচ্ছিল"]·DE["playing", "wie-dancers"]·EN["as-dancers", "playing"]·FR["comme-percer", "jouant"]·heb["כ-חוללים", "מחללים"]·HI["नाचनेवालों-की-तरह", "बजाते-हुए"]·ID["memainkan", "seperti-penari"]·IT["[כחללים]", "suonando"]·jav["kados-tiyang-ingkang-njoged", "main-suling"]·KO["춤추는-자들-처럼", "피리를-불며"]·PT["como-dançarinos", "tocando-flautas"]·RU["играющий", "как-танцующие"]·ES["como-danzantes", "tocando-flautas"]·SW["filimbi", "kama-wachezaji"]·TR["çalanlar-gibi", "çalıyordu"]·urd["بجا-رہی-تھی", "جیسے-ناچنے-والے"]
Related Senses
H2719 1. sword, weapon of war (410×)H4196 1. altar (place of sacrifice) (403×)H7393 1. chariot, chariotry (117×)H7198 1. bow (weapon) (72×)H7979 1. table (71×)H7782 1. ram's horn trumpet (69×)H4294 2. staff, rod, scepter (63×)H4043 1. shield, defensive weapon (60×)H0646 1. ephod (priestly garment) (49×)H8504 1. blue (violet-blue yarn/fabric) (49×)H2595 1. spear, lance (48×)H2671 1. arrow, projectile weapon (46×)H4818 1. chariot, war-chariot (44×)H3658 1. lyre, harp (stringed instrument) (42×)H1537 1. Gilgal (place name) (41×)H0713 1. purple (fabric/dye) (38×)H0905 3. poles, staves (37×)H7392 1. Qal participle: rider, charioteer (37×)H4501 1. cultic lampstand (menorah) (36×)H0212 1. wheel (35×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. [חָלַל] vb.denom. play the pipe, pipe— Qal Pt. pl. וְשָׁרִים כְּחֹלֲלִים ψ 87:7 as well the singers as the pipe-players, cf. AV; Pôʿlel Pt. from i. חוּל dancers. Pi. Pt. וְהָעָם מְחַלְּלִים בַּחֲלִלִים 1 K 1:40 and the people piped with pipes (cf. Assyrian ḫâlalu, according to Dl in ZimBP 117).