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Lexicon :: Strong's H2457 - ḥel'â

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חֶלְאָה
Transliteration
ḥel'â
Pronunciation
khel-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 649a

Strong’s Definitions

חֶלְאָה chelʼâh, khel-aw'; from H2456; properly, disease; hence, rust:—scum.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H2457 in the following manner: scum (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H2457 in the following manner: scum (5x).

  1. rust, scum

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֶלְאָה chelʼâh, khel-aw'; from H2456; properly, disease; hence, rust:—scum.
STRONGS H2457: Abbreviations
† 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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezekiel

24:6; 24:6; 24:11; 24:12; 24:12

H2457

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Strong's Number H2457 matches the Hebrew חֶלְאָה (ḥel'â),
which occurs 5 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:6 - “ ‘For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now encrusted, whose deposit will not go away! Take the meat out piece by piece in whatever order it comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:11 - Then set the empty pot on the coals till it becomes hot and its copper glows, so that its impurities may be melted and its deposit burned away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:12 - It has frustrated all efforts; its heavy deposit has not been removed, not even by fire.
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