Chalah

The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 2470

Original Word	Word Origin
hlx	a primitive root [compare (02342), (02470), (02490)]
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Chalah	TWOT - 655
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
khaw-law'	Verb

Definition

to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry
1. (Qal) to be weak, be sick
2. (Piel)
  1. to be or become weak, feel weak
  2. to become sick, become ill
  3. (CLBL) to entreat, pray, beg
3. (Niphal)
  1. to make oneself sick
  2. to be made sick
  3. to be tired
4. (Pual) to be made weak, become weak
5. (Hithpael) to make oneself sick
6. (Hiphil)
  1. to make sore
  2. to make sick
  3. to show signs of sickness, become sick
  4. to grieve
7. (Hophal)
  1. to be made sick
  2. to be wounded

NAS Word Usage - Total: 60

afflicted 1, am severely wounded 2, became ill 1, became sick 4, became...ill 3, become ill 1, become weak 3, been sick 2, diseased 2, faint 1, fell sick 1, grief 1, grieved 1, grievous 2, incurable 2, infected 1, lovesick* 2, made himself ill 1, made weak 1, make you sick 1, makes the sick 1, pretend to be ill 1, pretended to be ill 1, putting him to grief 1, serious 1, sick 13, sickliness 1, sickly 1, sorry 1, strained 1, weak 3, weaken 1, wounded 1

NAS Verse Count
Genesis	1
Deuteronomy	1
Judges	4
1 Samuel	3
2 Samuel	3
1 Kings	5
2 Kings	6
2 Chronicles	4
Nehemiah	1
Psalms	2
Proverbs	2
Ecclesiastes	2
Isaiah	7
Jeremiah	5
Ezekiel	3
Daniel	1
Hosea	1
Amos	1
Micah	2
Nahum	1
Malachi	2

Total	57

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Chalah". "The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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