Strongs's #2486: chaliylah - Greek/Hebrew Definitions

Greek/Hebrew Definitions

Strong's #2486: chaliylah (pronounced khaw-lee'-law)

or chalilah {khaw-lee'-law}; a directive from 2490; literal for a profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it!:--be far, (X God) forbid.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

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châlı̂ylâh / châlilâh

1) far be it (from me), God forbid that, let it not be

Part of Speech: interjection substantive
Relation: a directive from H2490

Usage:

This word is used 21 times:

Genesis 18:25: " That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with"
Genesis 18:25: "the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all"
Genesis 44:7: "my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this"
Genesis 44:17: " God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand"
Joshua 22:29: " God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following"
Joshua 24:16: "answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD,"
1 Samuel 2:30: "me forever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor,"
1 Samuel 12:23: "as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing"
1 Samuel 14:45: "great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair"
1 Samuel 20:2: " unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing"
1 Samuel 20:9: "said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that"
1 Samuel 22:15: "begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing"
1 Samuel 24:6: "unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do"
1 Samuel 26:11: " forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed:"
2 Samuel 20:20: "answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or"
2 Samuel 20:20: "answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy."
2 Samuel 23:17: " Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men"
1 Kings 21:3: "to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give"
1 Chronicles 11:19: "My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink"
Job 27:5: " God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity"
Job 34:10: "hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty,"

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