חָלַשׁchâlash
be weak
Pronunciation: khaw-lash' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2522
Meanings
1. be weak, prostrate
2. weaken, disable, prostrate
Qal
1. but man dieth and is prostrate. (Job 14:10)
2. disable, prostrate (Exodus 17:13; Isaiah 14:12)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 17:13 As a result, Joshua overwhelmed the army of Amalek in battle.
- Job 14:10 “But when people die, their strength is gone. They breathe their last, and then where are they?
- Isaiah 14:12 “How you are fallen from heaven, O shining star, son of the morning! You have been thrown down to the earth, you who destroyed the nations of the world.
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).