Hebrew word study
חָלָה H2470
- Transliteration
- châlâh
- Pronunciation
- khaw-law'
- KJV glosses
- 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.
Lexical summary
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
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information