חָלִיל

חָלִילm. (b. h.; חָלַל, v. preced.) fife, flute; frequ. הֶחָלִיל the flute-players, the music in the procession. Arakh.II, 3 הח׳ מכהוכ׳ the fluters play in front of the altar. Ib. 10b היינו ח׳ היינו אבוב ḥalil and abbub are the same. Bicc. III, 3 הח׳ מכה לפניהם the fluters precede them playing. Succ.V, 1 הח׳ חמשהוכ׳ for musical performance (on the Succoth festival) there are five and six days respectively; a. fr.Pl. חֲלִילִים, חֲלִילִין. Arakh.II, 3. B. Mets.VI, 1 להביא ח׳וכ׳ to bring pipers for a wedding or a funeral. Kinnim III, 6; a. fr.