חָלָה
châlâh(khaw-law')
“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”
75 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
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
Translated in KJV as
beseech(be) diseased(put to) griefbe grieved(be) grievousinfirmityintreatlay toput to pain[idiom] praymake prayerbe (fall, make) sicksorebe sorrymake suit ([idiom] supplication)woman in travailbe (become) weakbe wounded.
Etymology
a primitive root (compare H2342 (חוּל), H2470 (חָלָה), H2490 (חָלַל));
Chain Links
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“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…”