But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
But hee ſhall not defile himſelfe || being a chiefe man among his people, to prophane himſelfe.
בַּעַל , masculine noun, baʿal — owner, lord (value 102)
H1167,
בַּעַל baʻal, bah'-al; from H1166; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense):— archer, babbler, bird, captain, chief man, confederate, have to do, dreamer, those to whom it is due, furious, those that are given to it, great, hairy, he that hath it, have, horseman, husband, lord, man, married, master, person, sworn, they of.owner, husband, lord
owner
a husband
citizens, inhabitants
rulers, lords
(noun of relationship used to characterise - ie, master of dreams)
lord (used of foreign gods)
Used in 78 Verses, 19 Books 82  Occurrence Count
חָלַל , verb, halal — to bore, pierce (value 68)
H2490,
חָלַל châlal, khaw-lal'; a primitive root (compare H2470); also denominative (from H2485) properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute):—begin (× men began), defile, × break, defile, × eat (as common things), × first, × gather the grape thereof, × take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin
(Niphal)
to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself
ritually
sexually
to be polluted, be defiled
(Piel)
to profane, make common, defile, pollute
to violate the honour of, dishonour
to violate (a covenant)
to treat as common
(Pual) to profane (name of God)
(Hiphil)
to let be profaned
to begin
(Hophal) to be begun
to wound (fatally), bore through, pierce, bore
(Qal) to pierce
(Pual) to be slain
(Poel) to wound, pierce
(Poal) to be wounded
(Piel) to play the flute or pipe
Used in 132 Verses, 27 Books 141  Occurrence Count
טָמֵא , verb, tameyʾ — to be or become unclean (value 50)
H2930,
טָמֵא ṭâmêʼ, taw-may'; a primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated):—defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, × utterly.to be unclean, become unclean, become impure
(Qal) to be or become unclean
sexually
religiously
ceremonially
(Niphal)
to defile oneself, be defiled
sexually
by idolatry
ceremonially
to be regarded as unclean
(Piel)
to defile
sexually
religiously
ceremonially
to pronounce unclean, declare unclean (ceremonially)
to profane (God's name)
(Pual) to be defiled
(Hithpael) to be unclean
(Hothpael) to be defiled
Used in 142 Verses, 13 Books 161  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
עַם , masculine noun, ʿam — people (value 110)
H5971,
עַם ʻam, am; from H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock:—folk, men, nation, people.nation, people
people, nation
persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
kinsman, kindred
Used in 1655 Verses, 39 Books 1857  Occurrence Count
| Leviticus 21:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| לֹ֥א יִטַּמָּ֖א בַּ֣עַל בְּעַמָּ֑יו לְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃ |
| Verse #3350 (Ch. #111) — 5 words, 19 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| But he shall not defile |
H2930tameyʾ |
טָמֵא |
50 |
| himself, being a chief man |
H1167baʿal |
בַּעַל |
102 |
| among his people, |
H5971ʿam |
עַם |
110 |
| to profane himself. |
H2490halal |
חָלַל |
68 |
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