Strong H2470H2470Bחָלָה
to beg
One of the 4 senses of Strong H2470
- Transliteration
- châlâh
- Pronunciation
- khaw-law'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
1) (Piel)
1a) (CLBL) to mollify, entreat, pray, beg
1a) (CLBL) to mollify, entreat, pray, beg
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.
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 H2470B appears in 15 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pray4
- besought3
- intreat3
- beseech2
- intreated1
- prayer1
- suit1
- supplication1
First verses
- Exodus 32:11And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
- 1 Samuel 13:12Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the Lord: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.
- 1 Kings 13:6And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
- 2 Kings 13:4And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
- Job 11:19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
- Psalms 45:12And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
- Psalms 119:58I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
- Proverbs 19:6Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
- Jeremiah 26:19Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the Lord, and besought the Lord, and the Lord repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.
- Daniel 9:13As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.
- Zechariah 7:2When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem–melech, and their men, to pray before the Lord,
- Zechariah 8:21And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts: I will go also.
- Zechariah 8:22Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord.
- Malachi 1:9And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts.