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cha.lah H2470

חָלָה (cha.lah) means “be weak: weak” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

חָלָה Hebrew · H2470 75 tagged occurrences in 73 verses

Pronunciation guide: khaw-law' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2470A

חָלָה · cha.lah · be weak: weak

: 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

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TBESH · H2470B

חָלָה · cha.lah · to beg

1) (Piel) 1a) (CLBL) to mollify, entreat, pray, beg

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TBESH · H2470H

חָלָה · cha.lah · be weak: ill

: ill/injured 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

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TBESH · H2470I

חָלָה · cha.lah · be weak: grieved

: grieved/sorrowful 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

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root (compare H2342 (חוּל), H2470 (חָלָה), H2490 (חָלַל)); properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat

KJV glosses: beseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, [idiom] pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit ([idiom] supplication), woman in travail, be (become) weak, be wounded.

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How translators render H2470

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
ill 4
is ill 3
became ill 2
had been wounded 2
i am badly wounded 2
i will become as weak 2
is grievous 2
sought 2
sought the favor 2
the weak 2
was sick 2
a grievous 1
after his illness 1
am faint 1
am sick 1
and feigned illness 1
and i will become as weak 1
and injured himself 1
and lay ill 1
and pretend you are ill 1
and seek 1
and sick ones 1
and to cause him to suffer 1
and to plead 1
are inflamed 1
at once to plead 1
favor 1
grieve 1
grievous 1
grow weak 1
had fallen sick 1
has inflicted 1
has shown concern 1
have become weak 1
he became diseased 1
hezekiahs illness 1
i am grieved 1
i am sick 1
i fell ill 1
i have sought 1
illness 1
intercede 1
interceded 1
is a grievous 1
is severe 1
like a woman in labor 1
manasseh sought 1
of disease 1
or sick 1
pain 1
seek 1
severely 1
sick 1
the sick 1
the weak ones 1
they have exhausted themselves 1
to plead 1
when they were ill 1
will court 1
will seek 1
wounded 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
sick 10
besought 3
a sore 2
and was sick 2
because he was sick 2
fell sick 2
for i am wounded 2
grievous 2
is grievous 2
that which was sick 2
then shall i be weak 2
to pray 2
was sick 2
agone i fell sick 1
all the diseased 1
and besought 1
and i have not made supplication 1
and made himself sick 1
and make thyself sick 1
and now i pray you beseech 1
and sick 1
and the sick 1
and to pray 1
as of a woman in travail 1
but as for me when they were sick 1
but they are not grieved 1
from me and i shall become weak 1
had been sick 1
hath laid 1
he besought 1
he was diseased 1
i am sick 1
i intreated 1
i was not sick 1
intreat 1
my infirmity 1
none of you that is sorry 1
not sick 1
of grief 1
shall intreat 1
shall make suit 1
that he fell sick 1
that he had been sick 1
the diseased 1
therefore thou wast not grieved 1
they have put themselves to pain 1
to grief 1
unto thee art thou also become weak 1
upon us yet made we not our prayer 1
was fallen sick 1
when he had been sick 1
will intreat 1
wounded 1

Verses containing H2470

Page 2 of 2. 73 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Isaiah 53:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.

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  2. Isaiah 57:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.

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  3. Jeremiah 4:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “Woe is me, for my soul faints before the murderers!”

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  4. Jeremiah 10:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Woe to me because of my brokenness; my wound is grievous! But I said, “This is truly my sickness, and I must bear it.”

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  5. Jeremiah 12:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”

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  6. Jeremiah 14:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.

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  7. Jeremiah 26:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”

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  8. Jeremiah 30:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous.

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  9. Ezekiel 34:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.

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  10. Ezekiel 34:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’

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  11. Ezekiel 34:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,

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  12. Daniel 8:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.

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  13. Daniel 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities and giving attention to Your truth.

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  14. Hosea 7:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.

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  15. Amos 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

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  16. Micah 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins.

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  17. Nahum 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    There is no healing for your injury; your wound is severe. All who hear the news of you applaud your downfall, for who has not experienced your constant cruelty?

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  18. Zechariah 7:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, along with their men, to plead before the LORD

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  19. Zechariah 8:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and the residents of one city will go to another, saying: ‘Let us go at once to plead before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.’

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  20. Zechariah 8:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.”

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  21. Malachi 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.

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  22. Malachi 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “But ask now for God’s favor. Will He be gracious? Since this has come from your hands, will He show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.

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  23. Malachi 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.

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