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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary

Transliteration

chêlekâ', chêlekâh

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'

1) hapless, poor, unfortunate person

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3993 ‑ πένης (pen'‑ace); 4434 ‑ πτωχός (pto‑khos');

Frequency Lists

KJV (2)

Psalms

NAS (3)

Psalms

HCS (3)

Psalms

BSB (3)

Psalms

ESV (3)

Psalms

WEB (3)

Psalms

Verse Results

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2163) k l h (ההלכ HhLK) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Helpless

N^f1 ) e k l h (ההלכה HhLKH) - Helpless: [df: aklx] KJV (4): poor - Strongs: H2489 (חֵלְכָא)

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

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