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Lexicon :: Strong's H2502 - ḥālaṣ

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חָלַץ
Transliteration
ḥālaṣ
Pronunciation
khaw-lats'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 667,668

Strong’s Definitions

חָלַץ châlats, khaw-lats'; a primitive root; to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflexive) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen:—arm (self), (go, ready) armed (× man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x

The KJV translates Strong's H2502 in the following manner: deliver (15x), Arm (14x), loose (2x), armed men (2x), prepared (2x), take (2x), army (1x), make fat (1x), put off (1x), delivered out (1x), draw out (1x), armed soldiers (1x), withdrawn (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x
The KJV translates Strong's H2502 in the following manner: deliver (15x), Arm (14x), loose (2x), armed men (2x), prepared (2x), take (2x), army (1x), make fat (1x), put off (1x), delivered out (1x), draw out (1x), armed soldiers (1x), withdrawn (1x).

  1. to remove, draw out, draw off, take off, withdraw, equip (for war), arm for war, rescue, be rescued

    1. (Qal) equipped (participle)

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be equipped

      2. to go equipped

      3. to be armed

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to make strong, brace up

      2. to invigorate

  2. to draw off or out, withdraw

    1. (Qal)

      1. to draw, draw off

      2. to withdraw

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be delivered

      2. to be saved

    3. (Piel)

      1. to pull out, tear out

      2. to rescue, deliver, set free

      3. to take away, plunder

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָלַץ châlats, khaw-lats'; a primitive root; to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflexive) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen:—arm (self), (go, ready) armed (× man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.
STRONGS H2502: Abbreviations
† I. חָלַץ verb draw off or out, withdraw, (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חֲלַץ; Zflo despoil, usually Pa. etc.; Phoenician proper name חלצבעל Baal has rescued, and חלץ alone; Arabic خَلَصَ withdraw, retire) —
Qal Perfect Hosea 5:6; וְחָֽלְצָה consecutive Deuteronomy 25:9; חָֽלְצוּ Lamentations 4:3; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תַּחֲלֹץ; Passive participle construct חֲלוּץ Deuteronomy 25:10; —
1. draw, draw off, with accusative of sandal Deuteronomy 25:9; Isaiah 20:2 (both followed by רֶגֶל with מִן), compare בֵּית חֲלוּץ הַנָּ֑עַל Deuteronomy 25:10; draw out, present the breast, of animal giving suck Lamentations 4:3.
2. intransitive withdraw (himself) followed by מִן Hosea 5:6.
Niph. Perfect be delivered נֶחֱלָ֑ץ Proverbs 11:8 (followed by מִן); Imperfect יֵחָלֵ֑צוּ Proverbs 11:9; יֵחָֽלְצוּן Psalm 60:7＝Psalm 108:7 (Ges§ 51. 2. R. 2).
Pi. Perfect חִלֵּץ Leviticus 14:43 etc.; Imperfect יְחַלֵּץ Job 36:15; וָאֲחַלְּצָה Psalm 7:5 (but on text see below near the end); suffix אֲחַלָּצְךָ Psalm 50:15; אֲחַלְּצֶ֫ךָּ Psalm 81:8, etc.; Imperative חַלְּצָה Psalm 6:5; חַלְּצֵנִי Psalm 119:153; Psalm 140:2; —
1. pull out, tear out Leviticus 14:40, 43 (P; stones from infested house).
2. rescue, deliver, with object person, but only in poetry; — followed by נפשׁי Psalm 6:5; Psalm 116:8 (מִמָּ֫וֶת); compare Psalm 140:2 (followed by מִן); absolute with accusative Psalm 18:20＝2 Samuel 22:20; Psalm 34:8; Psalm 50:15; Psalm 81:8; Psalm 91:15; Psalm 119:153; Job 36:15; וָאֲחַלְּצָה Psalm 7:5; followed by accusative, but I delivered AV Hup Ri, compare Ew; and spoiled, despoiled Ges Hi De Bae (but this only in Aramaic); < and oppressed (read וָֽֽֽאֶלְחְצָה) Krochm Dy Gr Che; (|| גָּמַלְתִּי רַע).

† II. [חָלַץ] verb equip for war (primary idea of strength, vigour, see Hiph., noun חֲלָצַיִם, and Assyrian ḫalṣu, fortification (SchrCOT Gloss AsrbAnnals ii. 52), compare ḫilṣu, belt, ZehnpfBAS i. 499; Aramaic Zwlo accinctus ad opus, strenuus, aTxvuZwlo fortitudo, strenuitas, Greek ὰνδρεία, > Thes Rob Ges SS who regard as＝I. חלץ in sense strip for battle, expeditus) —
Qal only Passive participle חָלוּץ Numbers 32:21 + 7 times, construct חֲלוּץ Numbers 32:27; plural חֲלוּצִים Numbers 32:30 + 2 times, construct חֲלוּצֵי 1 Chronicles 12:34 + 3 times; חֲלֻצֵי Isaiah 15:4; — equipped:
1. as adjective Numbers 32:30, 32; Deuteronomy 3:18.
2. as substantive singular collective Numbers 32:21 (JE; see Niph. Numbers 32:20) 2 Chronicles 20:21; 28:14, with article הֶח׳ Joshua 6:7, 9, 13 (JE); חֲלוּץ צָבָא Numbers 32:27 men equipped for war (JE), so הַמִּלְחָמָה ח׳ Numbers 32:29 (P); לַצָּבָא הֶחָ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:24 (23 van d. H); plural חֲלוּצֵי צָבָא Numbers 31:5 (P) 1 Chronicles 12:25 (24, van d. H.) 2 Chronicles 17:18; הַצּ׳ ח׳ Joshua 4:13 (P); note חֲלֻצֵי מוֺאָב Isaiah 15:4 warriors (equipped ones, Che men-at-arms) of Moab.
Niph. Imperfect 2nd person masculine plural תֵּחָֽלְצוּ Numbers 32:20, 1st person plural נֵחָלֵץ Numbers 32:17; Imperative הֵחָֽלְצוּ Numbers 31:3; be, or go equipped, followed by לִפְנֵי Numbers 32:17, 20 (both J E; see Qal Participle Numbers 32:21); followed by לַצָּבָא Numbers 31:3 (P; Niph. Imperative here surprising with מֵאִתְּכֶם, see Di).
Hiph. Imperfect) יַחֲלִיץ עַצְמֹתֶיךָ Isaiah 58:11 he (י׳) will brace up, in-vigorate, thy bones (MV De Di; Hup Che critical note Du and others read יִחֲלִיף renew, rejuvenate).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

14:40; 14:43; 14:43

Numbers

31:3; 31:3; 31:5; 32:17; 32:17; 32:20; 32:20; 32:20; 32:21; 32:21; 32:21; 32:27; 32:27; 32:29; 32:30; 32:30; 32:32

Deuteronomy

3:18; 25:9; 25:9; 25:10; 25:10

Joshua

4:13; 6:7; 6:9; 6:13

2 Samuel

22:20

1 Chronicles

12:24; 12:25; 12:34

2 Chronicles

17:18; 20:21; 28:14

Job

36:15; 36:15

Psalms

6:5; 6:5; 7:5; 7:5; 18:20; 34:8; 50:15; 50:15; 60:7; 81:8; 81:8; 91:15; 108:7; 116:8; 119:153; 119:153; 140:2; 140:2

Proverbs

11:8; 11:9

Isaiah

15:4; 15:4; 20:2; 58:11

Lamentations

4:3; 4:3

Hosea

5:6; 5:6

H2502

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Strong's Number H2502 matches the Hebrew חָלַץ (ḥālaṣ),
which occurs 44 times in 44 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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