Hebrew word · H2470
חָלָה
chalah
ill
Appears 75 times in 73 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.
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Where it appears
Genesis · 1
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Genesis 48:1 חֹלֶ֑ה [is] sick
Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Exodus · 1
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Exodus 32:11 וַיְחַ֣ל and he entreated
But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
Deuteronomy · 1
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Deuteronomy 29:22 חִלָּ֥ה he has made sick
Then the generation to come—your sons who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land—will see the plagues of the land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it.
Judges · 3
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Judges 16:7 וְחָלִ֥יתִי and I will be weak
Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”
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Judges 16:11 וְחָלִ֥יתִי and I will be weak
He replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”
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Judges 16:17 וְחָלִ֥יתִי and I will be weak
Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”
1 Samuel · 4
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1 Samuel 13:12 חִלִּ֑יתִי I have entreated
I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
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1 Samuel 19:14 חֹלֶ֥ה [is] sick
When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, “He is ill.”
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1 Samuel 22:8 חֹלֶ֥ה [was] feeling pain
Is that why all of you have conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of Jesse. Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case today.”
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1 Samuel 30:13 חָלִ֖יתִי I was sick
Then David asked him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” “I am an Egyptian,” he replied, “the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago when I fell ill.
2 Samuel · 3
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2 Samuel 13:2 לְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹת to make himself sick
Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.
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2 Samuel 13:5 וְהִתְחָ֑ל and make yourself sick
Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare it in my sight so I may watch her and eat it from her hand.’”
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2 Samuel 13:6 וַיִּתְחָ֑ל and he made himself sick
So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”
1 Kings · 7
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1 Kings 13:6 חַל־ וַיְחַ֤ל entreat, and he entreated
Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before.
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1 Kings 14:1 חָלָ֖ה he became sick
At that time Abijah son of Jeroboam became ill,
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1 Kings 14:5 חֹלֶ֣ה [is] sick
But the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised.”
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1 Kings 15:23 חָלָ֖ה he was sick
Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.
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1 Kings 17:17 חָלָ֕ה he became sick
Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him.
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1 Kings 22:34 הָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃ I have been wounded
However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
2 Kings · 7
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2 Kings 1:2 וַיָּ֑חַל and he became ill
Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
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2 Kings 8:7 חֹלֶ֑ה [was] sick
Then Elisha came to Damascus while Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick, and the king was told, “The man of God has come here.”
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2 Kings 8:29 חֹלֶ֥ה [was] sick
So King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
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2 Kings 13:4 וַיְחַ֥ל and he entreated
Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel.
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2 Kings 13:14 חָלָ֣ה he became sick
When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
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2 Kings 20:1 חָלָ֥ה he became sick
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
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2 Kings 20:12 חָלָ֖ה he had been sick
At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness.
2 Chronicles · 5
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2 Chronicles 18:33 הָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃ I have been wounded
However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
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2 Chronicles 22:6 חֹלֶ֥ה [was] being ill
So he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
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2 Chronicles 32:24 חָלָ֥ה he was sick
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.
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2 Chronicles 33:12 חִלָּ֕ה he entreated
And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
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2 Chronicles 35:23 הָחֳלֵ֖יתִי I have been wounded
There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”
Nehemiah · 1
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Nehemiah 2:2 חוֹלֶ֔ה [are] sick
so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear
Job · 1
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Job 11:19 וְחִלּ֖וּ and they will entreat
You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
Psalms · 4
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Psalm 35:13 בַּחֲלוֹתָ֡ם when were sick they
Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
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Psalm 45:12 יְחַלּ֗וּ they will entreat
The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
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Psalm 77:10 חַלּ֣וֹתִי [is] wounding my
So I said, “I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”
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Psalm 119:58 חִלִּ֣יתִי I have entreated
I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
Proverbs · 3
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Proverbs 13:12 מַחֲלָה־ [is] making sick
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
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Proverbs 19:6 יְחַלּ֣וּ they entreat
Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
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Proverbs 23:35 חָלִיתִי֮ I am sick
“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”
Ecclesiastes · 2
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Ecclesiastes 5:13 חוֹלָ֔ה severe
There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
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Ecclesiastes 5:16 חוֹלָ֔ה severe
This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
Song of Songs · 2
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Song of Songs 2:5 חוֹלַ֥ת [am] weak of
Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
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Song of Songs 5:8 שֶׁחוֹלַ֥ת that [am] weak of
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
Isaiah · 8
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Isaiah 14:10 חֻלֵּ֥יתָ you have been made weak
They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”
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Isaiah 17:11 נַחֲלָ֖ה [being] sick
though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.
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Isaiah 33:24 חָלִ֑יתִי I am sick
And no resident of Zion will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven of iniquity.
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Isaiah 38:1 חָלָ֥ה he became sick
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
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Isaiah 38:9 בַּחֲלֹת֕וֹ when was sick he
This is a writing by Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:
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Isaiah 39:1 חָלָ֖ה he had been sick
At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness and recovery.
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Isaiah 53:10 הֶֽחֱלִ֔י he made [him] sick
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
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Isaiah 57:10 חָלִֽית׃ you became weak
You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.
Jeremiah · 6
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Jeremiah 4:31 כְּחוֹלָ֜ה like a sick [woman]
For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “Woe is me, for my soul faints before the murderers!”
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Jeremiah 10:19 נַחְלָ֖ה [is] severe
Woe to me because of my brokenness; my wound is grievous! But I said, “This is truly my sickness, and I must bear it.”
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Jeremiah 12:13 נֶחְל֖וּ they have wearied themselves
They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”
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Jeremiah 14:17 נַחְלָ֥ה made sick
You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.
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Jeremiah 26:19 וַיְחַל֙ and did he entreat
Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”
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Jeremiah 30:12 נַחְלָ֖ה [is] severe
For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous.
Ezekiel · 4
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Ezekiel 34:4 הַנַּחְלוֹת֩ הַחוֹלָ֣ה the weak [ones], the sick [one]
You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.
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Ezekiel 34:16 הַחוֹלָ֖ה the sick [one]
I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
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Ezekiel 34:21 הַנַּחְל֑וֹת the weak [ones]
Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,
Daniel · 2
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Daniel 8:27 וְנֶֽחֱלֵ֙יתִי֙ and I was sick
I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
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Daniel 9:13 חִלִּ֜ינוּ we have entreated
Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities and giving attention to Your truth.
Hosea · 1
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Hosea 7:5 הֶחֱל֥וּ they became sick
The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.
Amos · 1
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Amos 6:6 נֶחְל֖וּ they were sickened
You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
Micah · 1
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Micah 6:13 הֶחֱלֵ֣יתִי I will make sick
Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins.
Nahum · 1
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Nahum 3:19 נַחְלָ֖ה [is] severe
There is no healing for your injury; your wound is severe. All who hear the news of you applaud your downfall, for who has not experienced your constant cruelty?
Zechariah · 3
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Zechariah 7:2 לְחַלּ֖וֹת to entreat
Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, along with their men, to plead before the LORD
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Zechariah 8:21 לְחַלּוֹת֙ to entreat
and the residents of one city will go to another, saying: ‘Let us go at once to plead before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.’
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Zechariah 8:22 וּלְחַלּ֖וֹת and to entreat
And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.”
Malachi · 3
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Malachi 1:8 וְחֹלֶ֖ה and a sick [animal]
When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.
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Malachi 1:9 חַלּוּ־ entreat
“But ask now for God’s favor. Will He be gracious? Since this has come from your hands, will He show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.
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Malachi 1:13 הַ֣חוֹלֶ֔ה the sick [animal]
You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.
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