Strong’s H2470
חָלָה — châlâh
חָלָה (châlâh, Strong’s H2470) means: properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering.
properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
- H2470
- /khaw-law'/
- 75× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- châlâh
- Pronunciation
- khaw-law'
- Occurrences
- 75
Meaning
- Hebrew
- חָלָה
- Definition
- properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
- Derivation
- a primitive root (compare H2342 (חוּל), H2470 (חָלָה), H2490 (חָלַל));
- King James Version renders it as
- beseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, [idiom] pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit ([idiom] supplication), woman in travail, be (become) weak, be wounded.
Derived from
- חוּל chûwlH2342 · to twist or whirl · 61×
- חָלַל châlalH2490 · to bore · 143×
Words derived from châlâh
- חָלָא châlâʼH2456 · to be sick · 1×
- חֲלִי chălîyH2481 · a trinket · 2×
- חֳלִי chŏlîyH2483 · malady · 24×
- חָלַל châlalH2490 · to bore · 143×
- מַחְלָה MachlâhH4244 · Machlah · 5×
- מַחֲלֶה machălehH4245 · sickness · 6×
- מַחְלוֹן MachlôwnH4248 · Machlon · 4×
- מַחְלִי MachlîyH4249 · Machli · 12×
- מַחְלֻי machluyH4251 · a disease · 2×
- מַחֲלַת machălathH4257 · 'Machalath' · 2×
Where it appears
The first verses that use châlâh (75 times in all).
Sources
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