Midvash

חָלָץchâlâts

חָלָץ: loins, only dual

Pronunciation: khaw-lawts' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2504

Meanings

1. as seat of virility (Genesis 35:11; 1 Kings 8:19; 2 Chronicles 6:9)

2. as girded (Job 38:3; Job 40:7; Isaiah 5:27)

3. as seat of pains (Jeremiah 30:6)

חָלָץ: loin (Daniel 5:6)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 10 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 35:11 Then God said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Be fruitful and multiply. You will become a great nation, even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants!
  • 1 Kings 8:19 but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’
  • 2 Chronicles 6:9 but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’
  • Job 31:20 did they not praise me for providing wool clothing to keep them warm?
  • Job 38:3 Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.
  • Job 40:7 “Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.
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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).