Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
the First Week of Advent
the First Week of Advent
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #2489 - חֵלְכָא
Transliteration
chêlᵉkâʼ
Phonetics
khay-lek-aw', khay-lek-aw'
Origin
apparently from an unused root probably meaning to be dark or (fig.) unhappy
Parts of Speech
Adjective
TWOT
659a
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs'
1) hapless, poor, unfortunate person
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results

KJV (2)
Psalms
2
NAS (3)
Psalms
3
HCS (3)
Psalms
3
BSB (3)
Psalms
3
ESV (3)
Psalms
3
WEB (3)
Psalms
3
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
ֵחלְכָה read חַלְכֶּה, חֶלְכֶּה, or חָלְכֶּה,
adjective helpless, unfortunate, only as substantive hapless, luckless one(s) — לְֵחלְכָה Psalm 10:8, ᵐ5 εἰς τὸν πένητα, ᵑ6ᵑ7; חֵלֶ֑כָה Psalm 10:14 ᵐ5 ὁ πτωχός; חלכאים Psalm 10:10 Kt, read plural חַלְכָּאִים (׳חֶל, ׳חָל); Qr חֵל כָּאִיםᵐ5 τῶν πενήτων. In all text and meaning dubious (ᵑ0 reads חֵלְכָה = חֵילְךָ thine army; and חֵל כָּאִים Psalm 10:10 army of dejected ones, but this against usage of חֵל, and no such figurative sense of חַיִל, see O1Hup De Bae Che, and critical note)
[כָּאֶה] adjective cowed, Psalm 10:10 Qr חֵל כָּאִים; host of cowed ones, but read Kt חלכאים.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
List of Word Forms
חֵלֶ֑כָה חלכה כָּאִֽים׃ כאים׃ לְֽחֵלְכָ֥ה לחלכה cheLechah ḥê·le·ḵāh ḥêleḵāh kā’îm kā·’îm kaIm lə·ḥê·lə·ḵāh lecheleChah ləḥêləḵāh