חַלְחָלָהchalchâlâh
חַלְחָלָה: anguish (Isaiah 21:3; Nahum 2:11; Ezekiel 30:4; Ezekiel 30:9)
Pronunciation: khal-khaw-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2479
Meanings
חַלְחָלָה: see I. חול
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Isaiah 21:3 My stomach aches and burns with pain. Sharp pangs of anguish are upon me, like those of a woman in labor. I grow faint when I hear what God is planning; I am too afraid to look.
- Ezekiel 30:4 A sword will come against Egypt, and those who are slaughtered will cover the ground. Its wealth will be carried away and its foundations destroyed. The land of Ethiopia will be ravished.
- Ezekiel 30:9 At that time I will send swift messengers in ships to terrify the complacent Ethiopians. Great panic will come upon them on that day of Egypt’s certain destruction. Watch for it! It is sure to come!
- Nahum 2:10 Soon the city is plundered, empty, and ruined. Hearts melt and knees shake. The people stand aghast, their faces pale and trembling.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).