Strong H2470H2470Aחָלָה

be weak: weak

One of the 4 senses of Strong H2470

Transliteration
châlâh
Pronunciation
khaw-law'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

: weak/disabled
1) to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry
1a) (Qal) to be weak, be sick
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to be or become weak, feel weak
1b2) to become sick, become ill
1c) (Niphal)
1c1) to make oneself sick
1c2) to be made sick
1c3) to be tired
1d) (Pual) to be made weak, become weak
1e) (Hithpael) to make oneself sick
1f) (Hiphil)
1f1) to make sore
1f2) to make sick
1f3) to show signs of sickness, become sick
1f4) to grieve
1g) (Hophal)
1g1) to be made sick
1g2) to be wounded

General definition

A primitive root (compare {H2342 } H2490); properly to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be {weak} sick 6
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.

In the Bible

Strong H2470A appears in 9 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • be2
  • become2
  • diseased2
  • grieve1
  • pain1
  • sick1

First verses

  1. Judges 16:7
    And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
  2. Judges 16:11
    And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
  3. Judges 16:17
    That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
  4. Isaiah 14:10
    All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
  5. Isaiah 57:10
    Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.
  6. Jeremiah 12:13
    They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
  7. Ezekiel 34:4
    The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
  8. Ezekiel 34:16
    I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
  9. Ezekiel 34:21
    Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;
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