חָלָץ

Strong’s Definition

the loins (as the seat of vigor)

Etymology & Derivation

from H2502 (חָלַץ) (in the sense of strength); only in the dual;

KJV Usage

loins, reins.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.loins
• 2.as seat of virility
• 3.as girded
• 4.as seat of pain (woman's travail)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châlâts; Pronunciation: khaw-lawts'