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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2455. חֹל (chol) -- sand</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2455.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_samuel/21-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2455.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2455</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2454.htm" title="2454">◄</a> 2455. chol <a href="../hebrew/2456.htm" title="2456">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chol: sand</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חֹל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chol<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khole<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khole)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>sand<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>exposed, profane<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to be loose or sand-like<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G285: ammos (ἄμμος) - sand<p> - G5561: chōra (χώρα) - land, region, which can imply vastness similar to sand<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "chol" primarily refers to sand, often used metaphorically in the Bible to denote vastness, multitude, or innumerability. It is frequently employed to describe the descendants of Abraham, emphasizing the fulfillment of God's promise to make his offspring as numerous as the sand on the seashore.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, sand was a common and familiar element of the landscape, especially in desert regions. It symbolized both the vastness of God's creation and the innumerable nature of His blessings. The imagery of sand was particularly powerful in a culture that valued large families and saw them as a sign of divine favor.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2490c.htm">chalal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>profaneness, commonness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>common use (1), ordinary (2), profane (8).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">חֹל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>profaneness, commonness</b></font>; — <font class="hebrew2">לֶחֶם חֹל</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5</a>, <font class="hebrew2">דֶּרֶךְ חֹל</font> V:6; in concrete sense, opposed to <font class="hebrew2">קֹדֶשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10</a> (P), <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Ezekiel 22:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Ezekiel 48:15</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>common, profane place, unholy <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm">chalal</a>; properly, exposed; hence, profane -- common, profane (place), unholy. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm">chalal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַחֹ֑ל החל חֹ֔ל חֹ֖ל חֹֽל־ חל חל־ לְחֹ֑ל לְחֹֽל׃ לְחֹל֙ לחל לחל׃ chol ha·ḥōl haChol haḥōl ḥōl ḥōl- lə·ḥōl leChol ləḥōl<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/leviticus/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 10:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ וּבֵ֣ין <b> הַחֹ֑ל </b> וּבֵ֥ין הַטָּמֵ֖א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the holy <span class="itali">and the profane,</span> and between<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> between holy <span class="itali">and unholy,</span> and between unclean<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the holy and between <span class="itali">and the profane</span> between the unclean<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/21-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 21:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵֽין־ לֶ֥חֶם <b> חֹ֖ל </b> אֶל־ תַּ֣חַת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> were holy, <span class="itali">though it was an ordinary</span> journey;<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and [the bread is] in a manner <span class="itali">common,</span> yea, though it were sanctified<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/21-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> else bread <span class="itali">an ordinary</span> about Thahash<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/21-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 21:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהוּא֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ <b> חֹ֔ל </b> וְאַ֕ף כִּ֥י</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/21-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he along <span class="itali">common</span> yet its<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/22-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 22:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּֽין־ קֹ֤דֶשׁ <b> לְחֹל֙ </b> לֹ֣א הִבְדִּ֔ילוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the holy <span class="itali">and the profane,</span> and they have not taught<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> between the holy <span class="itali">and profane,</span> neither have they shewed<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/22-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> between things <span class="itali">and the profane</span> no have made<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/42-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 42:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/42.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּ֥ין הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ <b> לְחֹֽל׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/42.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> between the holy <span class="itali">and the profane.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/42.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> between the sanctuary <span class="itali">and the profane place.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/42-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> between the holy <span class="itali">and the profane</span><p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/44-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 44:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/44.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּ֥ין קֹ֖דֶשׁ <b> לְחֹ֑ל </b> וּבֵין־ טָמֵ֥א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/44.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the holy <span class="itali">and the profane,</span> and cause them to discern<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/44.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [the difference] between the holy <span class="itali">and profane,</span> and cause them to discern<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/44-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> between the holy <span class="itali">and the profane</span> between the unclean<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/48-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 48:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/48.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף <b> חֹֽל־ </b> ה֣וּא לָעִ֔יר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/48.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in length, <span class="itali">shall be for common use</span> for the city,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/48.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thousand, <span class="itali">shall be a profane</span> [place] for the city,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/48-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and twenty thousand <span class="itali">common</span> he the city<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2455.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2455.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2455<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chol_2455.htm">ḥōl — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hachol_2455.htm">ha·ḥōl — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lechol_2455.htm">lə·ḥōl — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  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