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Hebrew verb · H2502

חָלַץ

chalatskhaw-lats'

to rescue; to arm

44 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: châlats

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H2502is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 13 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 40
    spellings
  • 2
    meanings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H2502

to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen

The King James renders it: arm (self), (go, ready) armed ([idiom] man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

chalats is rendered "to rescue; to arm". It stands 44 times in the Hebrew text, across thirteen books.

  • Twelve of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
  • The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to rescue".
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Leviticus 14:40he must order that the contaminated stones be pulled out and thrown into an unclean place outside the city.
  • The Greek text spells it forty different ways.

The first use

he must order that the contaminated stones be pulled out and thrown into an unclean place outside the city.

Leviticus 14:40וְחִלְּצוּ֙

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Twelve of the word's forty-four uses are in Psalms.

The other 26 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

The word carries two meanings: to rescue, and to arm.

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
to rescueStrong's entry ATagged aslisted under the tableWhereLeviticus 14:40he must order that the contaminated stones be pulled out and thrown into an unclean place…
to armStrong's entry BTagged aslisted under the tableWherein the ledger below

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • equipped5
  • and the armed3
  • equipped of3
  • the equipped3
  • armed of2
  • he rescued me2
  • they may be rescued2
  • and he rescued them1
  • and I have rescued1
  • and I rescued you1
  • and people will tear out1
  • and rescue me1

and 19 more, 44 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

חָלַלchalalto boreUses143
חָלַקchalaqto divideUses65
חָלַםchalambe healthyUses29
חָלַףchalaphto passUses28
חָלַשׁchalashto weakenUses3
חָלַטchalatto catchUses1

The words it stands beside

All 44, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

40 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • חֲלוּצֵ֥י3
  • חֲל֥וּץ2
  • יֵחָלְצ֣וּן2
  • אֲ֝חַלְּצֵ֗הוּ1
  • אֲ֝חַלֶּצְךָ֗1
  • הֶֽחָלוּץ֙1
  • הֶֽחָל֔וּץ1
  • הֶֽחָל֗וּץ1
  • הֵחָלְצ֧וּ1
  • וָאֲחַלְּצָ֖ה1
  • וָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּ1
  • וְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץ1

and 28 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)5HVqsmpc
  • conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singular3HC/Td/Vqsmsa
  • the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singular3HTd/Vqsmsa
  • verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine plural3HVqsmpa
  • verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nun2HVNj3mp/Sn
  • verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2HVpi3ms/Sp1bs
  • verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singular2HVqsmsa
  • verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HVqsmsc
  • Hc/Vpq3cp1Hc/Vpq3cp
  • conjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HC/Vpv2ms/Sp1bs
  • Hc/Vpw1cs/Sh1Hc/Vpw1cs/Sh
  • Hc/Vpw1cs/Sp2ms1Hc/Vpw1cs/Sp2ms

Leviticus

two uses
  • he must order that the contaminated stones be pulled out and thrown into an unclean place outside the city.

    Leviticus 14:40

    • וְחִלְּצוּ֙vechiletzuHc/Vpq3cptagged: and people will tear out
  • If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered,

    Leviticus 14:43

    • חִלֵּ֣ץchiletzverb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: tears out

Numbers

nine uses
  • So Moses told the people, “Arm some of your men for war, that they may go against the Midianites and execute the LORD’s vengeance on them.

    Numbers 31:3

    • הֵחָלְצ֧וּhechaltzuverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: be equipped
  • So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war.

    Numbers 31:5

    • חֲלוּצֵ֥יchalutzeiverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: armed of
  • But we will arm ourselves and be ready to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.

    Numbers 32:17

    • נֵחָלֵ֣ץnechaletzverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common pluraltagged: we will equip ourselves
  • Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle,

    Numbers 32:20

    • תֵּחָֽלְצ֛וּtechaltzuverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: you will equip yourselves
  • and if every one of your armed men crosses the Jordan before the LORD, until He has driven His enemies out before Him,

    Numbers 32:21

    • חָל֛וּץchalutzverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: equipped
  • But your servants are equipped for war, and every man will cross over to the battle before the LORD, just as our lord says.”

    Numbers 32:27

    • חֲל֥וּץchalutzverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: equipped of
  • And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

    Numbers 32:29

    • חָל֤וּץchalutzverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: equipped
  • But if they do not arm themselves and go across with you, then they must accept their possession among you in the land of Canaan.”

    Numbers 32:30

    • חֲלוּצִ֖יםchalutzimverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine pluraltagged: equipped
  • We will cross over into the land of Canaan armed before the LORD, that we may have our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.”

    Numbers 32:32

    • חֲלוּצִ֛יםchalutzimverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine pluraltagged: equipped

Deuteronomy

three uses
  • At that time I commanded you: “The LORD your God has given you this land to possess. All your men of valor are to cross over, armed for battle, ahead of your brothers, the Israelites.

    Deuteronomy 3:18

    • חֲלוּצִ֣יםchalutzimverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine pluraltagged: equipped
  • his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”

    Deuteronomy 25:9

    • וְחָלְצָ֤הvechaltzahHc/Vqq3fstagged: and she will draw off
  • And his family name in Israel will be called “The House of the Unsandaled.”

    Deuteronomy 25:10

    • חֲל֥וּץchalutzverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: drawn off of

Joshua

four uses
  • About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.

    Joshua 4:13

    • חֲלוּצֵ֣יchalutzeiverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: the armed of
  • And he told the people, “Advance and march around the city, with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD.”

    Joshua 6:7

    • וְהֶ֣חָל֔וּץvehechalutzconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: and the armed
  • While the horns continued to sound, the armed troops marched ahead of the priests who blew the horns, and the rear guard followed the ark.

    Joshua 6:9

    • וְהֶחָל֣וּץvehechalutzconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: and the armed
  • And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding.

    Joshua 6:13

    • וְהֶחָלוּץ֙vehechalutzconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: and the armed

2 Samuel

one use
  • He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.

    2 Samuel 22:20

    • יְחַלְּצֵ֖נִיyechaletzeniverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: he rescued me

1 Chronicles

two uses
  • Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:

    1 Chronicles 12:23

    • הֶֽחָלוּץ֙hechalutzthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: the equipped
  • From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.

    1 Chronicles 12:24

    • חֲלוּצֵ֥יchalutzeiverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: equipped of

2 Chronicles

three uses
  • and next to him, Jehozabad, and with him 180,000 armed for battle.

    2 Chronicles 17:18

    • חֲלוּצֵ֥יchalutzeiverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: equipped of
  • Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”

    2 Chronicles 20:21

    • הֶֽחָל֔וּץhechalutzthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: the equipped
  • So the armed men left the captives and the plunder before the leaders and all the assembly.

    2 Chronicles 28:14

    • הֶֽחָל֗וּץhechalutzthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: the equipped

Job

one use
  • God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.

    Job 36:15

    • יְחַלֵּ֣ץyechaletzverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he rescues

Psalms

twelve uses
  • Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.

    Psalms 6:4

    • חַלְּצָ֣הchaletzahverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singular + paragogic hetagged: rescue
  • if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,

    Psalms 7:4

    • וָאֲחַלְּצָ֖הvaachaletzahHc/Vpw1cs/Shtagged: and I have rescued
  • He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.

    Psalms 18:19

    • יְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִיyechaletzeniverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: he rescued me
  • The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.

    Psalms 34:7

    • וַֽיְחַלְּצֵֽם׃vaychaletzemHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3mptagged: and he rescued them
  • Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

    Psalms 50:15

    • אֲ֝חַלֶּצְךָ֗ʾachaletzkhaverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singular + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: I will rescue you
  • Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.

    Psalms 60:5

    • יֵחָלְצ֣וּןyechaltzunverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nuntagged: they may be rescued
  • You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

    Psalms 81:7

    • וָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּvaachaletzekaHc/Vpw1cs/Sp2mstagged: and I rescued you
  • When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

    Psalms 91:15

    • אֲ֝חַלְּצֵ֗הוּʾachaletzehuverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: I will rescue him
  • Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.

    Psalms 108:6

    • יֵחָלְצ֣וּןyechaltzunverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nuntagged: they may be rescued
  • For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

    Psalms 116:8

    • חִלַּ֥צְתָּchilatztaverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you have rescued
  • Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.

    Psalms 119:153

    • וְחַלְּצֵ֑נִיvechaletzeniconjunction (“and”) + verb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and rescue me
  • Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,

    Psalms 140:1

    • חַלְּצֵ֣נִיchaletzeniverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: rescue me

Proverbs

two uses
  • The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

    Proverbs 11:8

    • נֶחֱלָ֑ץnechelatzverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle · masculine singulartagged: delivered
  • With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

    Proverbs 11:9

    • יֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃yechaletzuverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they are delivered

Isaiah

three uses
  • Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out; their souls tremble within.

    Isaiah 15:4

    • חֲלֻצֵ֤יchalutzeiverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: armed of
  • the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

    Isaiah 20:2

    • תַחֲלֹ֖ץtachalotzverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you will take off
  • The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

    Isaiah 58:11

    • יַחֲלִ֑יץyachalitzverb · causative (hiphil), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will strengthen

Lamentations

one use
  • Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like an ostrich in the wilderness.

    Lamentations 4:3

    • חָ֣לְצוּchaltzuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they draw out

Hosea

one use
  • They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.

    Hosea 5:6

    • חָלַ֖ץchalatzverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he has withdrawn

The letters

Gematria 128· 938 mispar gadol

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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