חָלַשׁ

Strong’s Definition

to prostrate; by implication, to overthrow, decay

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

discomfit, waste away, weaken.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to be weak, be prostrate
• 2.(qal) to be prostrate
• 3.(qal) to disable, prostrate
• 4.to weaken, disable, prostrate

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châlash; Pronunciation: khaw-lash'