Strong H2490H חָלַל châlal · to profane/begin: profane

Nehemiah

1. Nehemiah 13:17
   Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
2. Nehemiah 13:18
   Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.