חָלָ֥ה
𐤇𐤋𐤄
chalah
became sick
a primitive root (compare חוּל, חָלָה, חָלַל); properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat; beseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, [idiom] pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit ([idiom] supplication), woman in travail, be (become) weak, be wounded.
2 Chronicles 32:24 · Word #3
Lexicon H2470
| Lemma | חָלָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | châlâh |
| Strong's | H2470 |
| In-context | became sick |
Morphology HVqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H2470-04
he became weak
| Morphological Notes | Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person masculine singular from the root חלה. The Qal conveys a stative or intransitive sense: to become weak or sick. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form חָלָה is Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular, indicating a completed action by a masculine singular subject: “he.” The Qal stem expresses the simple intransitive sense of the root—becoming weak or sick—so "he became weak" preserves both the core idea of decline/weariness and the correct masculine singular form. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חלה (weakness, sickness, weariness, affliction, grief, entreaty)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2470-01 |
bachalotam | when they were weak |
H2470-02 |
bachaloto | in his becoming-weak |
H2483-01 |
bacholayim | in the sicknesses |
Word Usage (75 occurrences of H2470)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 48:1 | חֹלֶ֑ה | choleh | is sick |
| Exodus 32:11 | וַ/יְחַ֣ל | vayechal | And Moses entreated |
| Deuteronomy 29:21 | חִלָּ֥ה | chilah | YHWH has afflicted |