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Lexicon :: Strong's H2504 - ḥālāṣ

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חָלָץ
Transliteration
ḥālāṣ
Pronunciation
khaw-lawts'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חָלַץ (H2502) (in the sense of strength)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 668? (668b)

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: חלץ.

Strong’s Definitions

חָלָץ châlâts, khaw-lawts'; from H2502 (in the sense of strength); only in the dual; the loins (as the seat of vigor):—loins, reins.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H2504 in the following manner: loin (9x), reins (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H2504 in the following manner: loin (9x), reins (1x).

  1. loins

    1. as seat of virility

    2. as girded

    3. as seat of pain (woman's travail)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָלָץ châlâts, khaw-lawts'; from H2502 (in the sense of strength); only in the dual; the loins (as the seat of vigor):—loins, reins.
STRONGS H2504: Abbreviations
† [חָלָץ] noun [feminine] only dual, loins (as seat of strength, vigour; compare Aramaic חַרְצָא hip, loin, Syriac aXZfo, NöZMG 1886, 741) — חֲלָצָ֑יִם Isaiah 32:11; suffix חֲלָצֶיךָ Genesis 35:11 4 times; חֲלָצָיו Isaiah 5:27 2 times; חלצו Kt Job 31:20, Qr חֲלָצָיו; — loins:
1. as seat of virility יצא מן ח׳ Genesis 35:11 (P), 1 Kings 8:19; 2 Chronicles 6:9.
2. as girded אֱזָרֿ נָא כְּגֶבֶר ח׳ Job 38:3; Job 40:7; אֵזוֺר חֲלָצָיו Isaiah 5:27 (see אֵזוֺר), וַחֲג֫וֺרָה עַל חֲלָצָ֑יִם Isaiah 32:11, compare Job 31:20 where the clothed loins are conceived as blessing charitable giver; metaphor Isaiah 11:5 faithfulness waist-cloth of his loins (|| מתניו).
3. as seat of pains, like a woman's in travail, Jeremiah 30:6.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2783.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

35:11; 35:11

1 Kings

8:19

2 Chronicles

6:9

Job

31:20; 31:20; 38:3; 40:7

Isaiah

5:27; 5:27; 11:5; 32:11; 32:11

Jeremiah

30:6

H2504

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2504 matches the Hebrew חָלָץ (ḥālāṣ),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:11 - And God said to him, “I am God Almighty:[fn] be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:19 - Nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:9 - Nevertheless, it is not you who shall build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:20 - if his body has not blessed me,[fn]
and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:3 - Dress for action[fn] like a man;
I will question you, and you make it known to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:7 - “Dress for action[fn] like a man;
I will question you, and you make it known to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:27 - None is weary, none stumbles,
none slumbers or sleeps,
not a waistband is loose,
not a sandal strap broken;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:5 - Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist,
and faithfulness the belt of his loins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:11 - Tremble, you women who are at ease,
shudder, you complacent ones;
strip, and make yourselves bare,
and tie sackcloth around your waist.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:6 - Ask now, and see,
can a man bear a child?
Why then do I see every man
with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor?
Why has every face turned pale?
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