Strong H2502H2502Bחָלַץ

to arm

Transliteration: châlats
Pronunciation: khaw-lats'
Morphology: Hebrew Verb

Definition

1) to equip (for war), arm for war, rescue, be rescued
1a) (Qal) equipped (participle)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be equipped
1b2) to go equipped
1b3) to be armed
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to make strong, brace up
1c2) to invigorate

General definition

A primitive root; to pull off; hence (intensively) to {strip} (reflexively) to depart; by implication to {deliver} equip (for fight);
{present} strengthen: - arm ({self}) ({go} ready) armed (X {man} {soldier}) {deliver} draw {out} make {fat} {loose} (ready) {prepared} put {off} take {away} withdraw self.

In the Bible

Strong H2502B appears in 20 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

arm8
armed5
man2
prepare2
army1
make1
soldier1

First verses

Numbers 31:3
And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian.
Numbers 31:5
So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
Numbers 32:17
But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
Numbers 32:20
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,
Numbers 32:21
And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
Numbers 32:27
But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith.
Numbers 32:29
And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the Lord, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:
Numbers 32:30
But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
Numbers 32:32
We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.
Deuteronomy 3:18
And I commanded you at that time, saying, The Lord your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.
Joshua 4:13
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
Joshua 6:7
And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord.
Joshua 6:9
And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
Joshua 6:13
And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
1 Chronicles 12:23
And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 17:18
And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war.
2 Chronicles 20:21
And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Chronicles 28:14
So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
Isaiah 15:4
And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
Isaiah 58:11
And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

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