חָלַשׁ
chalash · overwhelm
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2522 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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chalash (חָלַשׁ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “overwhelm”.
Defeat, leave without strength; grow weak.
How to say it
cha·lash
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To drain someone; to overcome them.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- defeated ×1
- left without strength ×1
- you who weakened ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Exodus 17:13
And Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
- Job 14:10
But a man dies and is left without strength; a human being expires, and where is he?
- Isaiah 14:12
How you have fallen from the heavens, Bright Star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations!