Strong H2489חֵֽלְכָה
hapless
- Transliteration
- chêlekâ' chêlekâh
- Pronunciation
- {khay-lek-aw'} khay-lek-aw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Adjective
Definition
Apparently from an unused root probably meaning to be dark or (figuratively) unhappy; a {wretch} that {is} unfortunate: - poor.
Detailed definition
STEP sense: helpless
Exact lexical definition: hapless
Part of speech: adjective
BDB context: חֵֽלְכָה adj . hapless , unfortunate , only as subst. hapless , luckless one ( s )
In the Bible
Strong H2489 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- poor3
First verses
- Psalms 10:8He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
- Psalms 10:10He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
- Psalms 10:14Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.