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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.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָלָהchâlâh · khaw-law'
H2470 · Hebrew
H2470 · Hebrew
- Definition
- 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
- Derivation
- a primitive root (compare H2342 (חוּל), H2470 (חָלָה), H2490 (חָלַל));
- KJV renderings
- 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.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יְחַ֥ל — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 75 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 48:1Exodus 32:11Deuteronomy 29:21Judges 16:7Judges 16:11
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָלָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.