H2470. chalah

I. חָלָה‎ verb be weak, sick (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חֲלָא‎ suffer (rare); Assyrian —alû, sickness, grief, Dl^{Pr 181}) —

Qal Perfect ׳ח‎ 1 Kings 14:1 8t.; 2 feminine singular חָלִית‎ Isaiah 57:10; 1singular חָלִיתִי‎ 1 Samuel 30:13 2t.; וְחָלִי֫תִי‎ consecutive Judges 16:7, 11, 17, חָלוּ֫‎ Jeremiah 5:3 (so read, see below); Imperfect וַיָּ֫חַל‎ 2 Kings 1:2; Infinitive suffix חֲלֹתוֺ‎ Isaiah 38:9; חֲלוֺתִי‎ Psalm 77:11 compare below

Pi`el; חֲלוֺתָם‎ Psalm 35:13; Participle חֹלֶה‎ Genesis 48:1 6t. + 1 Samuel 22:8 (see below); חוֺלֶה‎ Nehemiah 2:2; Malachi 1:13; feminine חוֺלָה‎ Ecclesiastes 5:12 3t. (for Jeremiah 4:31 see I. חוּל‎), construct חוֺלַת‎ Song of Solomon 2:5; 5:8; —

1 be or become weak, Samson Judges 16:7, 11, 17; feel weak Isaiah 57:10 (Che) Ezekiel 34:4, 16.

2 become sick, ill Genesis 48:1 (E) 1 Samuel 19:14; 30:13; 1 Kings 14:1, 5; 15:23 (of Asa, = חלא‎2 Chronicles 16:2) 17:17; 2 Kings 1:2; 8:7; 13:14 (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb) 20:12 = Isaiah 39:1; 33:24; 38:9; Proverbs 23:35; Psalm 35:13; Nehemiah 2:2, compare Psalm 77:11 חֲלוֺתִי‎ for חַלּוֺתִי‎ Che after Bi; lame and sick — i.e. imperfect for sacrifice — of animals Malachi 1:8, 13; sick from effect of wounds 2 Kings 8:29 2 Chronicles 22:6, compare Proverbs 23:35, מַכָּה‎ with חֳלִי‎ Deuteronomy 28:59, 61; Jeremiah 6:7; 10:19; hyperbole sick from love אני אַהֲבָה חוֺלַת‎ Song of Solomon 2:5; 5:8; be sick unto dying לָמוּת חלה‎ 2 Kings 20:1 = Isaiah 38:1, עדלֿמות׳ח‎ (late) 2 Chronicles 32:24; Jeremiah 5:3 read probably חָלוּ֫ לֹא‎ (for חָ֫לוּ ᵑ0‎, see I. חול‎) of the people, unmoved by ׳י‎'s chastisements; thou hast smitten them, but they are not sick (compare

Niph`al Amos 6:6); of sickness of the mind in ᵑ0‎ 1 Samuel 22:8 followed by עַל‎ (but read rather ᵐ5 חֹמֵל‎ Gr Klo Dr); participle as adjective severe, sore חוֺלָה רָעָה‎ Ecclesiastes 5:12; 5:15; — on Jeremiah 4:31 see חול‎.

Niph`al Perfect1singular נֶחֱלֵיתִי‎ Daniel 8:27; 3plural נֶחְלוּ‎ Amos 6:6; Jeremiah 12:13; Participle feminine נַחֲלָה‎ Isaiah 17:11 4t.; plural נַחְלוֺת‎ Ezekiel 34:4 (strike out Co) 34:21; —

1 make oneself sick, figurative for strain oneself Jeremiah 12:13 (but Gr נִלְאוּ‎).

2 be made sick Daniel 8:27; נֶח ׳לֹא‎ of indifference, apathy Amos 6:6 followed by על‎ (compare

Qal Jeremiah 5:3); participle diseased, as substantive with article Ezekiel 34:4 (strike out Co) 34:21; = severe, sore (predicate of מַכָּה‎) Nahum 3:19; Jeremiah 10:19; 14:17; 30:12; also (מַכָּה‎ omitted) Isaiah 17:11.

Pi`el Perfect חִלָּה‎ make sick, with accusative of congnate meaning with verb + בְּ‎ of land Deuteronomy 29:21; Infinitive construct הִיא חַלּוֺתִי‎ Psalm 77:11 read probably חֲלוֺתִי‎ Infinitive Qal; my sickness, so Bi Che (others derive from חלל‎ my wounding, see De). — For other forms of Pi`el see II. חלה‎.

Pu`al Perfect be made weak, 2 masculine singular חֻלֵּיתָ‎ Isaiah 14:10.

Hithpa`el Imperfect וַיִּתְחָ֑ל‎ 2 Samuel 13:6; Imperative הִתְחָ֑ל‎ 13:5; Infinitive הִתְחַלּוֺת‎ 13:2; — make oneself sick, of Ammon's morbid passion for his sister 13:2, followed by בַּעֲבוּר‎; of his pretended sickness of body 13:5-6,.

Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular הֶחֱלִי‎ Isaiah 53:10; 1singular הֶחֱלֵתִי‎ Micah 6:13; plural הֶחֱלוּ‎ Hosea 7:5 (on text see below); Participle מַחֲלָה‎ Proverbs 13:12; —

1 make (sick, i.e.) sore thy smiting הַכּוֺתֶ֑ךָ‎ Micah 6:13 (compare Nahum 3:19, Niph`al); object (implicit) a person, הֶחֱלִי ׳וי דַּכְּאוֺ חָפֵץ‎ Isaiah 53:10 it pleased ׳י‎ to bruise him, making him sick = to bruise him sorely, see further Di.

2 make sick, object לֵב‎ (of hope deferred) Proverbs 13:12.

3 shew (signs of) sickness, become sick, only ׳הֶח מִיָּ֑יִן חֲמַת שׂרים‎ Hosea 7:5 princes are become sick with fever of wine (Now Che VB; > Vrss Hi-St who read הֵחֵלּוּ‎ they begin the day with wine-fever).

Hoph`al Perfect be made sick = wounded הָֽחָלֵיתִי‎ 1 Kings 22:34 2 Chronicles 18:33; 35:23.

II. [חָלָה‎] verb only

Pi`el followed by מָּנַיִךְ מָּנֶיךָ, מְּנֵי,‎ = mollify, appease, entreat the favour of, literally make the face of any one sweet or pleasant (compare Arabic , , be sweet, pleasant, Aramaic , חֲלִי‎, id., adjective חָלֵי‎ sweet); —

Pi`el Perfect חִלָּה‎2 Chronicles 33:12, חִלִּיתִי‎ 1 Samuel 13:12; Psalm 119:58, וְחִלּוּ‎ consecutive Job 11:19, חִלִּינוּ‎ Daniel 9:13; Imperfect וַיְחַל‎ Exodus 32:11 3t., יְחַלּוּ‎ Psalm 45:13; Proverbs 19:6; Imperative חַלנָֿא‎ 1 Kings 13:6, חַלּוּנָֿא‎ Malachi 1:9; Infinitive construct לְחַלּוֺת‎ Zechariah 7:2 2t.; —

1 ׳׃ח ׳אתפֿנייֿ‎

a. mollify, pacify, appease ׳י‎, i.e. induce him to shew favour in place of wrath and chastisement Exodus 32:11 (JE), 1 Kings 13:6 ( + הִתְמַּלֵּל‎), 13:6; 2 Kings 13:4; Jeremiah 26:19 (+ וַיִּנָּ֫חֶם‎), 2 Chronicles 33:12 ("" מִלִּפְנֵי מאד וַיִּכָּנַע‎), Daniel 9:13; also ׳ח פניאֵֿל‎ Malachi 1:9 (followed by וִיחָנֵּ֫נוּ‎ that he may be gracious to us).

b. entreat the favour of ׳י‎, i.e. aim at success, prosperity, etc., through his favour, 1 Samuel 13:12 (in anticipation of war), Zechariah 8:21-22, ("" אֶתיֿ ׳לְבַקֵּשׁ‎; of cities and nations assembling at Jerusalem for worship), 7:2 ("" אֶתיֿ ׳לְבַקֵּשׁ‎) of worship at Jerusalem; quite Generally, as habit of God-fearing man, Psalm 119:58 (+ בְּכָללַֿב‎).

2 entreat favour of men (in sense of 1b) — פנינָֿדִיב יְח ׳רַבִּים‎ Proverbs 19:6 many entreat a prince's favour ("" מַתָּן לְאִישׁ וְכָלהָֿרֵעַ‎); ׳יח מָּנָיִךְ‎ Psalm 45:13 of favour of king's bride; ׳וְח רַבִּים מָּנַיִךְ‎ Job 11:19 favour of Job when absolved and restored.