# H2485 חָלִיל

חָלִיל (châlîyl), Strong’s H2485: a flute (as perforated) KJV: pipe.. Occurs 6 times.

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*châlîyl* — a flute (as perforated)

KJV: pipe.

Derived from [חָלַל châlal](https://besorah.bible/word/H2490) (to bore)

Occurs 6 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- חָלִיל n.m. flute, pipe

## Where it occurs
- [1 Samuel 10:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-samuel/10?v=5) — “After that you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is; and it will happen, when you…
- [1 Kings 1:40](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/1?v=40) — All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook…
- [Isaiah 5:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/5?v=12) — The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don’t respect the work of the LORD…
- [Isaiah 30:29](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/30?v=29) — You will have a song, as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, as when one goes with a flute…
- [Jeremiah 48:36](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/48?v=36) — Therefore my heart sounds for Moab like flutes, and my heart sounds like flutes for the men of Kir Heres. Therefore the…