Be weak
חָלָהStrong’s H2470chalah (cha-lah)
Appears in 74 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chalah is the Hebrew word usually translated “sick”, “became sick” and “severe”. It appears in 74 verses of the Old Testament.
“And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.”
Meaning
- To be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry(Qal) to be weak, be sick · (Piel) · (Niphal) · (Pual) to be made weak, become weak · (Hithpael) to make oneself sick · (Hiphil) · (Hophal)
- (Piel)(CLBL) to mollify, entreat, pray, beg
How it's translated
- sick 7
- he became sick 5
- severe 5
- and i will be weak 4
- and he entreated 3
- i have been wounded 3
- the sick 3
- i have entreated 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 8
- 2 Kings 7
- 1 Kings 6
- Jeremiah 6
- 2 Chronicles 5
- Judges 4
25 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 9:13In contextAs it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.
- Zechariah 7:2In contextWhen they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,
- Zechariah 8:21In contextAnd the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.
- Zechariah 8:22In contextYea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.
- Genesis 48:1And 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.
- Exodus 32:11And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
All 74 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
חָלָה chalah · be 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
חָלָה chalah · to beg
1) (Piel) 1a) (CLBL) to mollify, entreat, pray, beg
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sick” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SICK, adjective
[Qu.Gr. squeamish, lothing.]
- Affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; as, sick at the stomach. [This is probably the primary sense of the word.] Hence,
- Disgusted; having a strong dislike to; with of; as, to be sick of flattery; to be sick of a country life.
- Affected with a disease of any kind; not in health; followed by of; as to be sick of a fever.
- Corrupted. [Not in use nor proper.]
All definitions and other forms of “sick”
- The sick, the person or persons affected with the disease.
SICK, verb transitive
To make sick [Not in use. See Sicken.]
SICK'-BIRTH, noun
In a ship of war, an apartment for the sick
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.