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Exodus 17:13
“And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָלַשׁchâlash · khaw-lash'
H2522 · Hebrew
H2522 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to prostrate; by implication, to overthrow, decay
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- discomfit, waste away, weaken.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יַּחֲלֹ֧שׁ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew Bible.Job 14:10Isaiah 14:12
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 חָלַשׁ 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.