◄ 2457. chelah ►
Strong's Lexicon chelah: Sickness, disease Original Word: חֶלְאָה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: chel'ah Pronunciation: khay-lah Phonetic Spelling: (khel-aw') Definition: Sickness, disease Meaning: disease, rust Word Origin: Derived from the root חָלָה (chalah), which means "to be weak, sick, or afflicted." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3554 νοσέω (noseo) - to be sick - G769 ἀσθένεια (astheneia) - weakness, infirmity Usage: The term "chelah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote physical sickness or disease. It often refers to a state of physical weakness or affliction, highlighting the human condition of vulnerability and the need for divine intervention or healing. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, sickness was often viewed not only as a physical ailment but also as a spiritual or moral issue. The Israelites believed that health and disease were closely tied to one's relationship with God. Sickness could be seen as a consequence of sin or disobedience, and healing was often sought through prayer, repentance, and adherence to God's commandments. The community played a significant role in caring for the sick, and priests were sometimes involved in diagnosing and declaring someone clean or healed. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from an unused word Definition rust NASB Translation rust (5). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [חֶלְאָה] noun feminine rust (perhaps as filth see above) — חֶלְאָתָהּ Ezekiel 24:6,12 + Ezekiel 24:11; Ezekiel 24:12 (strike out Co internal grounds) + Ezekiel 24:6 חֶלְאָתָהֿ (compare Ges§ 91, 1; R. 2) rust on metal pot, symbol of impurity of Jerusalem. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance scum From chala'; properly, disease; hence, rust -- scum. see HEBREW chala' Forms and Transliterations וְחֶ֨לְאָתָ֔הּ וחלאתה חֶלְאָתָ֔הּ חֶלְאָתָ֣ה חֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃ חלאתה חלאתה׃ chelaTah ḥel’āṯāh ḥel·’ā·ṯāh veChelaTah wə·ḥel·’ā·ṯāh wəḥel’āṯāh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Ezekiel 24:6 HEB: סִ֚יר אֲשֶׁ֣ר חֶלְאָתָ֣ה בָ֔הּ וְחֶ֨לְאָתָ֔הּ NAS: in which there is rust And whose rust KJV: to the pot whose scum [is] therein, and whose scum INT: to the pot which is rust rust Without Ezekiel 24:6 HEB: חֶלְאָתָ֣ה בָ֔הּ וְחֶ֨לְאָתָ֔הּ לֹ֥א יָצְאָ֖ה NAS: there is rust And whose rust has not gone KJV: whose scum [is] therein, and whose scum is not gone out INT: which is rust rust Without gone Ezekiel 24:11 HEB: טֻמְאָתָ֔הּ תִּתֻּ֖ם חֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃ NAS: may be melted in it, Its rust consumed. KJV: in it, [that] the scum of it may be consumed. INT: filthiness consumed rust Ezekiel 24:12 HEB: מִמֶּ֙נָּה֙ רַבַּ֣ת חֶלְאָתָ֔הּ בְּאֵ֖שׁ חֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃ NAS: Yet her great rust has not gone KJV: and her great scum went not forth INT: Yet her great rust the fire rust Ezekiel 24:12 HEB: חֶלְאָתָ֔הּ בְּאֵ֖שׁ חֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃ NAS: has not gone from her; [Let] her rust [be] in the fire! KJV: went not forth out of her: her scum [shall be] in the fire. INT: rust the fire rust 5 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 2457 5 Occurrences ḥel·’ā·ṯāh — 4 Occ. wə·ḥel·’ā·ṯāh — 1 Occ.