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תַּחֲלוּא

𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤀

tachălûwʼ

H8463 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חלא to be sick, to become ill, to be weak

Definition

A physical illness, disease, malady, or sickness. Most often denotes a bodily affliction or disorder affecting an individual. The term refers to a diagnosable or noticeable state of being unwell, rather than a generalized frailty or poetic 'woe.'

Semantic Range

disease, physical illness, bodily malady, sickness, pathological condition

Root / Etymology

From the root חָלָא (ch-l-ʼ), which means 'to be sick, weak, or diseased.' תַּחֲלוּא is a rare noun formation from this root, explicitly referring to an illness or disease. The alternative spelling תַּחֲלֻא reflects a variant vocalization but the same morphological derivation.

Historical & Contextual Notes

This noun is rare in the Hebrew Bible, appearing in contexts emphasizing a specific illness or pathological condition, especially in legal or narrative settings (e.g., Leviticus 13:51, concerning outbreaks in garments). The term often carries connotations of discernible, sometimes contagious, bodily affliction. Related terms such as חָלִי (ḥālî) are more common in poetry and idiom, sometimes with broader meanings including metaphorical affliction. Unlike חֳלִי which can sometimes refer to weakness in a figurative or poetic sense, תַּחֲלוּא is concrete and clinical in tone. English versions may render the word simply as 'disease' or 'sickness,' but this can flatten its specificity in Hebrew usage. Later in post-biblical texts, related forms take on broader connotations, occasionally including moral or spiritual maladies, but this is not apparent in biblical usage.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or תַּחֲלֻא; from חָלָא; a malady; disease, [idiom] grievous, (that are) sick(-ness).

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Root Family

חלא (ḥ-l-ʾ) — to be sick, to become ill, to be weak

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2456 חָלָא and he became sick
H2457 חֶלְאָה her sickness
H2458 חֶלְאָה Chelah

Word Forms

5 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8463-04 תַּ֣חֲלֻאֶ֔י/הָ tachalueyha HNcmpc/Sp3fs its diseases her diseases 1
H8463-02 תַּחֲלֻאָֽיְ/כִי tachaluayekhi HNcmpc/Sp2fs your diseases your illnesses 1
H8463-03 תַּחֲלוּאֵ֣י tachaluey HNcmpc sick diseases of 1
H8463-01 בְּ/תַחֲלֻאִ֣ים betachaluim HR/Ncmpa in diseases in bodily diseases 1
H8463-05 תַחֲלֻאִ֜ים tachaluim HNcmpa sicknesses bodily illnesses 1

Occurrences in Scripture

5 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8463-04 Deuteronomy 29:21 תַּ֣חֲלֻאֶ֔י/הָ tachalueyha HNcmpc/Sp3fs its diseases her diseases
H8463-03 Jeremiah 14:18 תַּחֲלוּאֵ֣י tachaluey HNcmpc sick diseases of
H8463-05 Jeremiah 16:4 תַחֲלֻאִ֜ים tachaluim HNcmpa sicknesses bodily illnesses
H8463-02 Psalms 103:3 תַּחֲלֻאָֽיְ/כִי tachaluayekhi HNcmpc/Sp2fs your diseases your illnesses
H8463-01 2 Chronicles 21:19 בְּ/תַחֲלֻאִ֣ים betachaluim HR/Ncmpa in diseases in bodily diseases
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