Strong's Concordance

Hebrew-Aramaic
H2470

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Original: חלה

Transliteration: chalah (châlâh)

Phonetic: khaw-law'

BDB Definition:

to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry
1. (Qal) to be weak, be sick
2. (Piel)
  1. to be or become weak, feel weak
  2. to become sick, become ill
  3. (CLBL) to entreat, pray, beg
3. (Niphal)
  1. to make oneself sick
  2. to be made sick
  3. to be tired
4. (Pual) to be made weak, become weak
5. (Hithpael) to make oneself sick
6. (Hiphil)
  1. to make sore
  2. to make sick
  3. to show signs of sickness, become sick
  4. to grieve
7. (Hophal)
  1. to be made sick
  2. to be wounded

Origin: a primitive root [compare H2342, H2470, H2490]

TWOT entry: 655

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Strong's Definition: A primitive root (compare H2342, H2490); 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: - 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.

Occurrences in the (KJV) King James Version:

All Occurrences (72x)

A Sore (2x)

Agone I Fell Sick (1x)

All The Diseased (1x)

And Besought (1x)

And I Have Not Made Supplication (1x)

And Made Himself Sick (1x)

And Make Thyself Sick (1x)

And Sick (1x)

And The Sick (1x)

And To Pray (1x)

And Was Sick (2x)

As Of A Woman In Travail (1x)

Because He Was Sick (2x)

Besought (1x)

But As For Me, When They Were Sick (1x)

But They Are Not Grieved (1x)

Fell Sick (2x)

For I Am Wounded (2x)

From Me, And I Shall Become Weak (1x)

Grievous (2x)

Had Been Sick (1x)

Hath Laid (1x)

He Besought (1x)

He Was Diseased (1x)

I Am Sick (1x)

I Intreated (1x)

I Was Not Sick (1x)

Intreat (1x)

Is Grievous (2x)

My Infirmity (1x)

None Of You That Is Sorry (1x)

Not Sick (1x)

Of Grief (1x)

Shall Intreat (1x)

Shall Make Suit (1x)

Sick (10x)

That He Fell Sick (1x)

That He Had Been Sick (1x)

That Which Was Sick (2x)

The Diseased (1x)

Then Shall I Be Weak (2x)

Therefore Thou Wast Not Grieved (1x)

They Have Put Themselves To Pain (1x)

To Grief (1x)

To Pray (2x)

Unto Thee, Art Thou Also Become Weak (1x)

Upon Us: Yet Made We Not Our Prayer (1x)

Was Fallen Sick (1x)

Was Sick (2x)

When He Had Been Sick (1x)

Will Intreat (1x)

Wounded (1x)

All Occurrences

Genesis 48:1

And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Deuteronomy 29:22

So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the Lord hath laid upon it;(g)

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.(f)

(g)

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.(j)

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.

1 Samuel 13:12

Therefore 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.(f)

1 Samuel 19:14

And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.

1 Samuel 22:8

That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?(d)

1 Samuel 30:13

And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.

2 Samuel 13:2

And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.(a)

2 Samuel 13:5

And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.

2 Samuel 13:6

So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.

1 Kings 13:6

And 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.(b)

1 Kings 14:1

At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.

1 Kings 14:5

And the Lord said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.

1 Kings 15:23

The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

1 Kings 17:17

And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

1 Kings 22:34

And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.(g)

(h)

(i)

2 Kings 1:2

And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.

2 Kings 8:7

And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben–hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.

2 Kings 8:29

And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.(h)

(i)

(j)

2 Kings 13:4

And 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 Kings 13:14

Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

2 Kings 20:1

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord , Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.(a)

2 Kings 20:12

At that time Berodach–baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.(e)

2 Chronicles 18:33

And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.(k)

(l)

(m)

2 Chronicles 22:6

And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.(a)

(b)

2 Chronicles 32:24

In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the Lord : and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.(k)

2 Chronicles 33:12

And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

2 Chronicles 35:23

And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.(l)

Nehemiah 2:2

Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,

Job 11:19

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.(h)

Psalm 35:13

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.(f)

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Brown-Driver-Brigg's Information

All of the original Hebrew and Aramaic words are arranged by the numbering system from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. In some cases more than one form of the word — such as the masculine and feminine forms of a noun — may be listed.

Each entry is a Hebrew word, unless it is designated as Aramaic. Immediately after each word is given its equivalent in English letters, according to a system of transliteration. Then follows the phonetic. Next follows the Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definitions given in English.

Then ensues a reference to the same word as found in Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (TWOT), by R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke. This section makes an association between the unique number used by TWOT with the Strong's number.

Thayers Information

All of the original Greek words are arranged by the numbering system from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. The Strong's numbering system arranges most Greek words by their alphabetical order. This renders reference easy without recourse to the Greek characters. In some cases more than one form of the word - such as the masculine, feminine, and neuter forms of a noun - may be listed.

Immediately after each word is given its exact equivalent in English letters, according to the system of transliteration laid down in the scheme here following. Then follows the phonetic. Next follows the Thayer's Definitions given in English.

Then ensues a reference to the same word as found in the ten-volume Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT), edited by Gerhard Kittel. Both volume and page numbers cite where the word may be found.

The presence of an asterisk indicates that the corresponding entry in the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament may appear in a different form than that displayed in Thayers' Greek Definitions.

Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries Information

Dictionaries of Hebrew and Greek Words taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance by James Strong, S.T.D., LL.D., 1890.

Strong's Concor­dance

Hebrew-Aramaic H2470

Brown-Driver-Brigg's Information

Thayers Information

Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries Information

Strong's Concordance

Hebrew-Aramaic
H2470