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Lexicon :: Strong's H2489 - ḥēlḵâ

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חֵלְכָה
Transliteration
ḥēlḵâ
Pronunciation
khay-lek-aw'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently from an unused root probably meaning to be dark or (fig.) unhappy
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 659a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: חלכה (Strongs and Gesenius) חלכא (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

חֵלְכָא chêlᵉkâʼ, khay-lek-aw'; or חֵלְכָה chêlᵉkâh; apparently from an unused root probably meaning to be dark or (figuratively) unhappy; a wretch, i.e. unfortunate:—poor.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H2489 in the following manner: poor (2x), variant (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H2489 in the following manner: poor (2x), variant (2x).

  1. hapless, poor, unfortunate person

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵלְכָא chêlᵉkâʼ, khay-lek-aw'; or חֵלְכָה chêlᵉkâh; apparently from an unused root probably meaning to be dark or (figuratively) unhappy; a wretch, i.e. unfortunate:—poor.
STRONGS H2489: Abbreviations
† חֵֽלְכָה read חַלְכֶּה, חֶלְכֶּה, or חָלְכֶּה, adjective helpless, unfortunate, only as substantive hapless, luckless one(s) — לְֵֽֽֽחלְכָה Psalm 10:8, Greek Version of the LXX εἰς τὸν πένητα, Syriac Version Targum; חֵלֶ֑כָה Psalm 10:14 Greek Version of the LXX ὁ πτωχός; חלכאים Psalm 10:10 Kt, read plural חַלְכָּאִים (חֶל׳, חָל׳); Qr חֵל כָּאִים Greek Version of the LXX τῶν πενήτων. In all text and meaning dubious (MT reads חֵלְכָה = חֵילְךָ thine army; and חֵל כָּאִים Psalm 10:10 army of dejected ones, but this against usage of חֵל, and no such figurative sense of חַיִל, see O1 Hup De Bae Che, and critical note)

† [כָּאֶה] adjective cowed, Psalm 10:10 Qr חֵל כָּאִים; host of cowed ones, but read Kt חלכאים.
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Psalms

10:8; 10:10; 10:10; 10:10; 10:14

H2489

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2489 matches the Hebrew חֵלְכָה (ḥēlḵâ),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:8 -

He waits in ambush near settlements;

he kills the innocent in secret places.

His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:10 -

So he is oppressed and beaten down;

helpless people fall because of the wicked one’s strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:14

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But you yourself have seen trouble and grief,

observing it in order to take the matter into your hands.

The helpless one entrusts himself to you;

you are a helper of the fatherless.

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