2479. chalchalah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
chalchalah: Fear, trembling, anguish

Original Word: חלחלה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: chalchalah
Pronunciation: kahl-khah-LAH
Phonetic Spelling: (khal-khaw-law')
Definition: Fear, trembling, anguish
Meaning: writhing, terror

Word Origin: Derived from the root חלל (chalal), which can mean to be weak, to be wounded, or to be profaned.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of fear and trembling is often captured by the Greek word "φόβος" (phobos, Strong's G5401), which also denotes fear or terror.

Usage: The Hebrew word "chalchalah" is used to describe a state of intense fear, trembling, or anguish. It conveys a deep emotional response, often associated with impending doom or divine judgment. The term is used to express the physical and emotional reaction to overwhelming fear or distress.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, expressions of fear and trembling were often linked to the presence of God or the anticipation of His judgment. The Israelites understood fear as a natural response to the divine, reflecting both reverence and the recognition of human frailty in the face of God's power. The term "chalchalah" captures this intense emotional state, which was not only personal but also communal, as entire nations or groups could experience such fear in response to prophetic warnings or military threats.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chul
Definition
anguish
NASB Translation
anguish (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חַלְחָלָה noun feminine anguish, ׳מָֽלְאוּ מָתְנַי ח Isaiah 21:3, בכל מתנים ׳ח Nahum 2:11; Ezekiel 30:4,9 ("" החריד).

חַלְחָלָה noun feminine see I. חול.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
great, much pain

Feminine from the same as Chalchuwl; writhing (in childbirth); by implication, terror -- (great, much) pain.

see HEBREW Chalchuwl

Forms and Transliterations
וְחַלְחָלָה֙ וחלחלה חַלְחָלָ֔ה חַלְחָלָ֤ה חַלְחָלָה֙ חלחלה chalchaLah ḥal·ḥā·lāh ḥalḥālāh vechalchaLah wə·ḥal·ḥā·lāh wəḥalḥālāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Isaiah 21:3
HEB: מָלְא֤וּ מָתְנַי֙ חַלְחָלָ֔ה צִירִ֣ים אֲחָז֔וּנִי
NAS: are full of anguish; Pains
KJV: filled with pain: pangs
INT: are full my loins of anguish Pains have seized

Ezekiel 30:4
HEB: בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וְהָיְתָ֤ה חַלְחָלָה֙ בְּכ֔וּשׁ בִּנְפֹ֥ל
NAS: upon Egypt, And anguish will be in Ethiopia;
KJV: upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia,
INT: Egypt become and anguish Ethiopia fall

Ezekiel 30:9
HEB: בֶּ֑טַח וְהָיְתָ֨ה חַלְחָלָ֤ה בָהֶם֙ בְּי֣וֹם
NAS: Ethiopia; and anguish will be on them as on the day
KJV: afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day
INT: secure become and anguish the day of Egypt

Nahum 2:10
HEB: וּפִ֣ק בִּרְכַּ֗יִם וְחַלְחָלָה֙ בְּכָל־ מָתְנַ֔יִם
NAS: knocking! Also anguish is in the whole
KJV: smite together, and much pain [is] in all loins,
INT: knocking and knees anguish the whole body

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2479
4 Occurrences


ḥal·ḥā·lāh — 3 Occ.
wə·ḥal·ḥā·lāh — 1 Occ.
















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