Bible Encyclopedias
Halt

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hôlt ( צלע , cāla‛ , "to limp"; χωλός , chōlós , "lame," "crippled"): the American Standard Revised Version in Genesis 32:31 prefers "limped"; in Micah 4:6 , Micah 4:7; Zephaniah 3:19 , "is (or was) lame"; in Luke 14:21 , the American Standard Revised Version and the English Revised Version have "lame." In 1 Kings 18:21 a different word ( pāṣaḥ ) is used in English Versions of the Bible of moral indecision: "How long halt ye between two opinions?" the American Standard Revised Version renders, "How long go ye limping between the two sides?»
Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Halt'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​h/halt.html. 1915.