חָלָה

châlâh · Hebrew · Strong's H2470 · 75 occurrences

The KJV renders 19 different Hebrew and Greek words as “sore”

What it means

properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat

a primitive root (compare H2342 (חוּל), H2470 (חָלָה), H2490 (חָלַל));

How the KJV renders it

beseech, diseased, grief, be grieved, grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, make prayer, be fall, make sick, sore, be sorry, woman in travail, be weak, be wounded

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“sore”

also renders hélkos (G1668), hikanós (G2425), kakōs (G2560), sphódra (G4970), lían (G3029), polýs (G4183), châzâq (H2389), yâçar (H3256), kâbêd (H3515), kâçaph (H3700), mᵉʼôd (H3966), maʻal (H4604), mârats (H4834), tsûwd (H6679), qâsheh (H7186), râbâh (H7235), raʻ (H7451), saggîyʼ (H7690)

“grievous”

also renders oknērós (G3636), ponērós (G4190), barýs (G926), lýpē (G3077), chûwl (H2342), kâbêd (H3515), mârats (H4834), ʻetseb (H6089), qâsheh (H7186)

“grief”

also renders lýpē (G3077), chŏlîy (H2483), yâgôwn (H3015), kᵉʼêb (H3511), kaʻaç (H3708), makʼôb (H4341), môrâh (H4786), raʻ (H7451)

“infirmity”

also renders asthénēma (G771), asthéneia (G769), nósos (G3554), dâvâh (H1738), machăleh (H4245)

“beseech”

also renders déomai (G1189), parakaléō (G3870), erōtáō (G2065), chânan (H2603)

“intreat”

also renders parakaléō (G3870), erōtáō (G2065), paraitéomai (G3868), chânan (H2603)

“be grieved”

also renders syllypéō (G4818), diaponéō (G1278), Kârâʼ (H3735)

“be sorry”

also renders lypéō (G3076), nûwd (H5110), ʻâtsab (H6087)

“diseased”

also renders échō (G2192), kakōs (G2560)

“be weak”

also renders ʼâmal (H535), kâshal (H3782)

“be wounded”

also renders bâtsaʻ (H1214), chûwl (H2342)

“make prayer”

also renders proseúchomai (G4336)

Where it appears

75 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Kings 13:6 HC/Vpw3ms1 Kings 14:1 HVqp3ms1 Kings 14:5 HVqrmsa1 Kings 15:23 HVqp3ms1 Kings 17:17 HVqp3ms1 Kings 22:34 HVHp1cs1 Samuel 13:12 HVpp1cs1 Samuel 19:14 HVqrmsa1 Samuel 22:8 HVqrmsa1 Samuel 30:13 HVqp1cs2 Chronicles 18:33 HVHp1cs2 Chronicles 22:6 HVqrmsa2 Chronicles 32:24 HVqp3ms2 Chronicles 33:12 HVpp3ms2 Chronicles 35:23 HVHp1cs2 Kings 1:2 HC/Vqw3ms2 Kings 8:7 HVqrmsa2 Kings 8:29 HVqrmsa2 Kings 13:4 HC/Vpw3ms2 Kings 13:14 HVqp3ms2 Kings 20:1 HVqp3ms2 Kings 20:12 HVqp3ms2 Samuel 13:2 HR/Vtc2 Samuel 13:5 HC/Vtv2ms2 Samuel 13:6 HC/Vtw3msAmos 6:6 HVNp3cpDaniel 8:27 HC/VNp1csDaniel 9:13 HVpp1cpDeuteronomy 29:22 HVpp3msEcclesiastes 5:13 HVqrfsaEcclesiastes 5:16 HVqrfsaExodus 32:11 HC/Vpw3msEzekiel 34:4 HTd/VNsfpaEzekiel 34:16 HTd/VqrfsaEzekiel 34:21 HTd/VNsfpaGenesis 48:1 HVqrmsaHosea 7:5 HVhp3cpIsaiah 14:10 HVPp2msIsaiah 17:11 HVNrfsaIsaiah 33:24 HVqp1csIsaiah 38:1 HVqp3msIsaiah 38:9 HR/Vqc/Sp3msIsaiah 39:1 HVqp3msIsaiah 53:10 HVhp3msIsaiah 57:10 HVqp2fsJudges 16:7 HC/Vqp1csJudges 16:11 HC/Vqp1csJudges 16:17 HC/Vqp1csJeremiah 4:31 HR/VqrfsaJeremiah 10:19 HVNrfsaJeremiah 12:13 HVNp3cpJeremiah 14:17 HVNrfsaJeremiah 26:19 HC/Vpw3msJeremiah 30:12 HVNrfsaJob 11:19 HC/Vpq3cpMalachi 1:8 HC/VqrmsaMalachi 1:9 HVpv2mpMalachi 1:13 HTd/VqrmsaMicah 6:13 HVhp1csNahum 3:19 HVNsfsa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.