חָלָה (châlâh) — Beseech
Hebrew word study: חָלָה (châlâh), Strong's H2470. properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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
KJV translation words: 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.
Strong's H2470 is tagged on 76 words in 74 verses across 25 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 48:1 and last appears in Malachi 1:13.
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Verses (first 25 of 74)
- Genesis 48:1 — חֹלֶה — is sick
- Exodus 32:11 — וַיְחַל — and he entreated
- Deuteronomy 29:22 — חִלָּה — he has made sick
- Judges 16:7 — וְחָלִיתִי — and I will be weak
- Judges 16:11 — וְחָלִיתִי — and I will be weak
- Judges 16:13 — וְחָלִיתִי — and I will be weak
- Judges 16:17 — וְחָלִיתִי — and I will be weak
- 1 Samuel 13:12 — חִלִּיתִי — I have entreated
- 1 Samuel 19:14 — חֹלֶה — is sick
- 1 Samuel 22:8 — חֹלֶה — was feeling pain
- 1 Samuel 30:13 — חָלִיתִי — I was sick
- 2 Samuel 13:2 — לְהִתְחַלּוֹת — to make himself sick
- 2 Samuel 13:5 — וְהִתְחָל — and make yourself sick
- 2 Samuel 13:6 — וַיִּתְחָל — and he made himself sick
- 1 Kings 13:6 — חַל — entreat
- 1 Kings 14:1 — חָלָה — he became sick
- 1 Kings 14:5 — חֹלֶה — is sick
- 1 Kings 15:23 — חָלָה — he was sick
- 1 Kings 17:17 — חָלָה — he became sick
- 1 Kings 22:34 — הָחֳלֵיתִי — I have been wounded
- 2 Kings 1:2 — וַיָּחַל — and he became ill
- 2 Kings 8:7 — חֹלֶה — was sick
- 2 Kings 8:29 — חֹלֶה — was sick
- 2 Kings 13:4 — וַיְחַל — and he entreated
- 2 Kings 13:14 — חָלָה — he became sick
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H2342 חוּל (chûwl), H2490 חָלַל (châlal).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2456 חָלָא (châlâʼ), H2481 חֲלִי (chălîy), H2483 חֳלִי (chŏlîy), H2490 חָלַל (châlal), H4244 מַחְלָה (Machlâh), H4245 מַחֲלֶה (machăleh), H4248 מַחְלוֹן (Machlôwn), H4249 מַחְלִי (Machlîy), H4251 מַחְלֻי (machluy), H4257 מַחֲלַת (machălath).
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What does châlâh (H2470) mean?
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.
How is H2470 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2470 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..
How often does חָלָה (châlâh) appear?
Strong's H2470 is tagged on 76 words in 74 verses across 25 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 48:1 and last appears in Malachi 1:13.
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