Chalah חָלָה

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Chalah
חָלָה
Transliterationchalah
Strong's numberH2470 (H2470H, H2470B, H2470I, H2470A)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechverb
Glossbe weak: ill
Occurrences76 in 74 verses
Most frequent inIsaiah (8)

Chalah (Hebrew חָלָה, Strong's H2470) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be weak: ill”. It occurs 76 times in 74 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H2470H: be weak: ill

: ill/injured
1) to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry
1a) (Qal) to be weak, be sick
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to be or become weak, feel weak
1b2) to become sick, become ill
1c) (Niphal)
1c1) to make oneself sick
1c2) to be made sick
1c3) to be tired
1d) (Pual) to be made weak, become weak
1e) (Hithpael) to make oneself sick
1f) (Hiphil)
1f1) to make sore
1f2) to make sick
1f3) to show signs of sickness, become sick
1f4) to grieve
1g) (Hophal)
1g1) to be made sick
1g2) to be wounded

H2470B: to beg

1) (Piel)
1a) (CLBL) to mollify, entreat, pray, beg

H2470I: be weak: grieved

: grieved/sorrowful
1) to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry
1a) (Qal) to be weak, be sick
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to be or become weak, feel weak
1b2) to become sick, become ill
1c) (Niphal)
1c1) to make oneself sick
1c2) to be made sick
1c3) to be tired
1d) (Pual) to be made weak, become weak
1e) (Hithpael) to make oneself sick
1f) (Hiphil)
1f1) to make sore
1f2) to make sick
1f3) to show signs of sickness, become sick
1f4) to grieve
1g) (Hophal)
1g1) to be made sick
1g2) to be wounded

H2470A: be weak: weak

: weak/disabled
1) to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry
1a) (Qal) to be weak, be sick
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to be or become weak, feel weak
1b2) to become sick, become ill
1c) (Niphal)
1c1) to make oneself sick
1c2) to be made sick
1c3) to be tired
1d) (Pual) to be made weak, become weak
1e) (Hithpael) to make oneself sick
1f) (Hiphil)
1f1) to make sore
1f2) to make sick
1f3) to show signs of sickness, become sick
1f4) to grieve
1g) (Hophal)
1g1) to be made sick
1g2) to be wounded

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVsick (34), besought (5), weak (4), grievous (4), intreat (3), diseased (3), wounded (3), pray (3), sore (2), grief (2), grieved (2), laid (1), and 9 other renderings
BSBill (5), sick (5), i will become as weak (3), sought (3), grievous (3), is ill (2), sought the favor (2), was sick (2), became ill (2), i am badly wounded (2), had been wounded (2), illness (2), and 39 other renderings

Verses

Every verse with Chalah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

Exodus

Deuteronomy

Judges

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Nehemiah

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Solomon

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Ezekiel

Daniel

Hosea

Amos

Micah

Nahum

Zechariah

Malachi

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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