H2470Hebrewḥālāh

חָלָה

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.

75
Total Occurrences
25
Books
75
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry
  • 2(qal) to be weak, be sick
  • 3(piel)
  • 4(niphal)
  • 5(pual) to be made weak, become weak
  • 6(hithpael) to make oneself sick
  • 7(hiphil)
  • 8(hophal)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (compare H2342 (חוּל), H2470 (חָלָה), H2490 (חָלַל));

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châlâh; Pronunciation: khaw-law'