Strong's Number H2470

חָלָה

chalah · khaw-law'

Transliteration:

chalah{khaw-law'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root [compare 02342, 02470, 02490]

TWOT:

655

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's 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

Usage in the KJV:

...sick 34, beseech 1, be weak 2, grievous 4, be diseased 3, wounded 3, pray 3, intreat 3, grief 2, grieved 2, sore 2, pain 1, infirmity 1, intreated 1, laid 1, prayer 1, sorry 1, make suit 1, supplication 1, travail 1

Total: 75
Occurs 75 times in the Hebrew text.

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