Strong's Lexicon chalah: To be weak, sick, afflicted, grieved, or to entreat Original Word: חָלָה Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G770 (astheneō): To be weak, sick, or feeble - G1189 (deomai): To beg, entreat, or beseech Usage: The Hebrew verb "chalah" primarily conveys the idea of becoming weak or sick, both in a physical and metaphorical sense. It can refer to physical illness, emotional distress, or a state of vulnerability. Additionally, it is used to describe the act of entreating or pleading, often in a context of seeking favor or mercy. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, health and sickness were often seen as directly related to one's spiritual state or relationship with God. Illness could be perceived as a form of divine judgment or a call to repentance. The act of entreating, associated with "chalah," reflects the cultural practice of seeking divine intervention or favor through prayer and supplication. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. חָלָה verb be weak, sick (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חֲלָא suffer (rare); Assyrian —alû, sickness, grief, DlPr 181) — Qal Perfect ׳ח 1 Kings 14:1 8t.; 2 feminine singular חָלִית Isaiah 57:10; 1singular חָלִיתִי 1 Samuel 30:13 2t.; וְחָלִי֫תִי consecutive Judges 16:7,11,17, חָלוּ֫ Jeremiah 5:3 (so read, see below); Imperfect וַיָּ֫חַל 2 Kings 1:2; Infinitive suffix חֲלֹתוֺ Isaiah 38:9; חֲלוֺתִי Psalm 77:11 compare below Pi`el; חֲלוֺתָם Psalm 35:13; Participle חֹלֶה Genesis 48:1 6t. + 1 Samuel 22:8 (see below); חוֺלֶה Nehemiah 2:2; Malachi 1:13; feminine חוֺלָה Ecclesiastes 5:12 3t. (for Jeremiah 4:31 see I. חוּל), construct חוֺלַת Songs 2:5; Songs 5:8; — 1 be or become weak, Samson Judges 16:7,11,17; feel weak Isaiah 57:10 (Che) Ezekiel 34:4,16. 2 become sick, ill Genesis 48:1 (E) 1 Samuel 19:14; 1 Samuel 30:13; 1 Kings 14:1,5; 1 Kings 15:23 (of Asa, = חלא2Chronicles 16:2) 2 Chronicles 17:17; 2 Kings 1:2; 2 Kings 8:7; 2 Kings 13:14 (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb) 2 Kings 20:12 = Isaiah 39:1; Isaiah 33:24; Isaiah 38:9; Proverbs 23:35; Psalm 35:13; Nehemiah 2:2, compare Psalm 77:11 חֲלוֺתִי for חַלּוֺתִי Che after Bi; lame and sick — i.e. imperfect for sacrifice — of animals Malachi 1:8,13; sick from effect of wounds 2 Kings 8:29 2Chronicles 22:6, compare Proverbs 23:35, מַכָּה with חֳלִי Deuteronomy 28:59,61; Jeremiah 6:7; Jeremiah 10:19; hyperbole sick from love חוֺלַת אַהֲבָה אני Songs 2:5; Songs 5:8; be sick unto dying חלה לָמוּת 2 Kings 20:1 = Isaiah 38:1, עדלֿמות׳ח (late) 2 Chronicles 32:24; Jeremiah 5:3 read probably לֹא חָלוּ֫ (for ᵑ0 חָ֫לוּ, see I. חול) of the people, unmoved by ׳י's chastisements; thou hast smitten them, but they are not sick (compare Niph`al Amos 6:6); of sickness of the mind in ᵑ0 1 Samuel 22:8 followed by עַל (but read rather חֹמֵל ᵐ5 Gr Klo Dr); participle as adjective severe, sore רָעָה חוֺלָה Ecclesiastes 5:12; Ecclesiastes 5:15; — on Jeremiah 4:31 see חול. Niph`al Perfect1singular נֶחֱלֵיתִי Daniel 8:27; 3plural נֶחְלוּ Amos 6:6; Jeremiah 12:13; Participle feminine נַחֲלָה Isaiah 17:11 4t.; plural נַחְלוֺת Ezekiel 34:4 (strike out Co) Ezekiel 34:21; — 1 make oneself sick, figurative for strain oneself Jeremiah 12:13 (but Gr נִלְאוּ). 2 be made sick Daniel 8:27; ׳לֹא נֶח of indifference, apathy Amos 6:6 followed by על (compare Qal Jeremiah 5:3); participle diseased, as substantive with article Ezekiel 34:4 (strike out Co) Ezekiel 34:21; = severe, sore (predicate of מַכָּה) Nahum 3:19; Jeremiah 10:19; Jeremiah 14:17; Jeremiah 30:12; also (מַכָּה omitted) Isaiah 17:11. Pi`el Perfect חִלָּה make sick, with accusative of congnate meaning with verb + בְּ of land Deuteronomy 29:21; Infinitive construct חַלּוֺתִי הִיא Psalm 77:11 read probably חֲלוֺתִי Infinitive Qal; my sickness, so Bi Che (others derive from חלל my wounding, see De). — For other forms of Pi`el see II. חלה. Pu`al Perfect be made weak, 2 masculine singular חֻלֵּיתָ Isaiah 14:10. Hithpa`el Imperfect וַיִּתְחָ֑ל 2 Samuel 13:6; Imperative הִתְחָ֑ל 2 Samuel 13:5; Infinitive הִתְחַלּוֺת 2 Samuel 13:2; — make oneself sick, of Ammon's morbid passion for his sister 2 Samuel 13:2, followed by בַּעֲבוּר; of his pretended sickness of body 2 Samuel 13:5,6. Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular הֶחֱלִי Isaiah 53:10; 1singular הֶחֱלֵתִי Micah 6:13; plural הֶחֱלוּ Hosea 7:5 (on text see below); Participle מַחֲלָה Proverbs 13:12; — 1 make (sick, i.e.) sore thy smiting הַכּוֺתֶ֑ךָ Micah 6:13 (compare Nahum 3:19, Niph`al); object (implicit) a person, חָפֵץ דַּכְּאוֺ ׳וי הֶחֱלִי Isaiah 53:10 it pleased ׳י to bruise him, making him sick = to bruise him sorely, see further Di. 2 make sick, object לֵב (of hope deferred) Proverbs 13:12. 3 shew (signs of) sickness, become sick, only שׂרים חֲמַת מִיָּ֑יִן ׳הֶח Hosea 7:5 princes are become sick with fever of wine (Now Che VB; > Vrss Hi-St who read הֵחֵלּוּ they begin the day with wine-fever). Hoph`al Perfect be made sick = wounded הָֽחָלֵיתִי 1 Kings 22:34 2Chronicles 18:33; 35:23. II. [חָלָה] verb only Pi`el followed by מְּנֵי, מָּנֶיךָ, מָּנַיִךְ = mollify, appease, entreat the favour of, literally make the face of any one sweet or pleasant (compare Arabic Pi`el Perfect חִלָּה2Chronicles 33:12, חִלִּיתִי 1 Samuel 13:12; Psalm 119:58, וְחִלּוּ consecutive Job 11:19, חִלִּינוּ Daniel 9:13; Imperfect וַיְחַל Exodus 32:11 3t., יְחַלּוּ Psalm 45:13; Proverbs 19:6; Imperative חַלנָֿא 1 Kings 13:6, חַלּוּנָֿא Malachi 1:9; Infinitive construct לְחַלּוֺת Zechariah 7:2 2t.; — 1 ׳אתפֿנייֿ ׳׃ח a. mollify, pacify, appease ׳י, i.e. induce him to shew favour in place of wrath and chastisement Exodus 32:11 (JE), 1 Kings 13:6 ( + הִתְמַּלֵּל), 1 Kings 13:6; 2 Kings 13:4; Jeremiah 26:19 (+ וַיִּנָּ֫חֶם), 2 Chronicles 33:12 ("" וַיִּכָּנַע מאד מִלִּפְנֵי), Daniel 9:13; also פניאֵֿל ׳ח Malachi 1:9 (followed by וִיחָנֵּ֫נוּ that he may be gracious to us). b. entreat the favour of ׳י, i.e. aim at success, prosperity, etc., through his favour, 1 Samuel 13:12 (in anticipation of war), Zechariah 8:21,22 ("" ׳לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶתיֿ; of cities and nations assembling at Jerusalem for worship), Zechariah 7:2 ("" ׳לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶתיֿ) of worship at Jerusalem; quite Generally, as habit of God-fearing man, Psalm 119:58 (+ בְּכָללַֿב). 2 entreat favour of men (in sense of 1b) — ׳רַבִּים יְח פנינָֿדִיב Proverbs 19:6 many entreat a prince's favour ("" וְכָלהָֿרֵעַ לְאִישׁ מַתָּן); מָּנָיִךְ ׳יח Psalm 45:13 of favour of king's bride; מָּנַיִךְ רַבִּים ׳וְח Job 11:19 favour of Job when absolved and restored. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance beseech, be diseased, put to grief, be grieved, be grievous, infirmityA primitive root (compare chuwl, chalah, chalal); 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 -- beseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, X pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit (X supplication), woman in travail, be (become) weak, be wounded. see HEBREW chuwl see HEBREW chalah see HEBREW chalal Forms and Transliterations בַּחֲלֹת֕וֹ בַּחֲלוֹתָ֡ם בחלותם בחלתו הֶֽחֱלִ֔י הֶחֱל֥וּ הֶחֱלֵ֣יתִי הַ֣חוֹלֶ֔ה הַחוֹלָ֖ה הַחוֹלָ֣ה הַנַּחְל֑וֹת הַנַּחְלוֹת֩ הָחֳלֵ֖יתִי הָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃ החולה החלו החלי החליתי החליתי׃ הנחלות וְהִתְחָ֑ל וְחִלּ֖וּ וְחָלִ֥יתִי וְחֹלֶ֖ה וְנֶֽחֱלֵ֙יתִי֙ וַיְחַ֣ל וַיְחַ֤ל וַיְחַ֥ל וַיְחַל֙ וַיִּתְחָ֑ל וַיָּ֑חַל וּלְחַלּ֖וֹת והתחל וחלה וחלו וחליתי ויחל ויתחל ולחלות ונחליתי חִלִּ֑יתִי חִלִּ֜ינוּ חִלִּ֣יתִי חִלָּ֕ה חִלָּ֥ה חַלּ֣וֹתִי חַלּוּ־ חַל־ חָ֥לָֽה חָלִ֑יתִי חָלִ֖יתִי חָלִֽית׃ חָלִיתִי֮ חָלָ֕ה חָלָ֖ה חָלָ֣ה חָלָ֥ה חֹלֶ֑ה חֹלֶ֣ה חֹלֶ֥ה חֻלֵּ֥יתָ חוֹלֶ֔ה חוֹלַ֥ת חוֹלָ֔ה חולה חולת חל־ חלה חלו־ חלותי חלינו חלית חלית׃ חליתי יְחַלּ֗וּ יְחַלּ֣וּ יחלו כְּחוֹלָ֜ה כחולה לְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹת לְחַלּ֖וֹת לְחַלּוֹת֙ להתחלות לחלות מַחֲלָה־ מחלה־ נֶחְל֖וּ נַחְלָ֖ה נַחְלָ֥ה נַחֲלָ֖ה נחלה נחלו שֶׁחוֹלַ֥ת שחולת ba·ḥă·lō·ṯōw ba·ḥă·lō·w·ṯām bachaloTam bachaloTo baḥălōṯōw baḥălōwṯām chal chaLah chaLit chaLiti chalLoti challu chilLah chilLinu chilLiti choLah choLat choLeh chulLeita hā·ḥo·lê·ṯî ha·ḥō·w·lāh ha·ḥō·w·leh ḥā·lāh ḥā·lî·ṯî ḥā·lîṯ hachoLah hachoLeh hāḥolêṯî haḥōwlāh haḥōwleh ḥal- ḥal·lō·w·ṯî ḥal·lū- ḥālāh ḥālîṯ ḥālîṯî ḥallōwṯî ḥallū- han·naḥ·lō·wṯ hannachlOt hannaḥlōwṯ he·ḥĕ·lê·ṯî he·ḥĕ·lî he·ḥĕ·lū hecheLeiti hecheLi hecheLu heḥĕlêṯî heḥĕlî heḥĕlū ḥil·lāh ḥil·lî·nū ḥil·lî·ṯî ḥillāh ḥillînū ḥillîṯî ḥō·leh ḥō·w·lāh ḥō·w·laṯ ḥō·w·leh hochoLeiti ḥōleh ḥōwlāh ḥōwlaṯ ḥōwleh ḥul·lê·ṯā ḥullêṯā kə·ḥō·w·lāh kechoLah kəḥōwlāh lə·ḥal·lō·wṯ lə·hiṯ·ḥal·lō·wṯ lechalLot ləḥallōwṯ lehitchalLot ləhiṯḥallōwṯ ma·ḥă·lāh- machalah maḥălāh- na·ḥă·lāh nachaLah nachLah naḥ·lāh naḥălāh naḥlāh nechLu neḥ·lū neḥlū še·ḥō·w·laṯ šeḥōwlaṯ shechoLat ū·lə·ḥal·lō·wṯ ulechalLot ūləḥallōwṯ vaiYachal vaiyitChal vayChal vechaLiti vechilLu vechoLeh vehitChal venecheLeiti way·ḥal way·yā·ḥal way·yiṯ·ḥāl wayḥal wayyāḥal wayyiṯḥāl wə·ḥā·lî·ṯî wə·ḥil·lū wə·hiṯ·ḥāl wə·ḥō·leh wə·ne·ḥĕ·lê·ṯî wəḥālîṯî wəḥillū wəhiṯḥāl wəḥōleh wəneḥĕlêṯî yə·ḥal·lū yechalLu yəḥallūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 48:1 HEB: הִנֵּ֥ה אָבִ֖יךָ חֹלֶ֑ה וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־ NAS: your father is sick. So he took KJV: Behold, thy father [is] sick: and he took INT: Behold your father is sick took his two Exodus 32:11 Deuteronomy 29:22 Judges 16:7 Judges 16:11 Judges 16:17 1 Samuel 13:12 1 Samuel 19:14 1 Samuel 22:8 1 Samuel 30:13 2 Samuel 13:2 2 Samuel 13:5 2 Samuel 13:6 1 Kings 13:6 1 Kings 13:6 1 Kings 14:1 1 Kings 14:5 1 Kings 15:23 1 Kings 17:17 1 Kings 22:34 2 Kings 1:2 2 Kings 8:7 2 Kings 8:29 2 Kings 13:4 2 Kings 13:14 76 Occurrences |
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, be sweet, pleasant, Aramaic 
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