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 39Old Testament books
- 40spellings
- 2meanings
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.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to rescue, and to arm.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to rescueStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereLeviticus 14:40he must order that the contaminated stones be pulled out and thrown into an unclean place… |
| to armStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein 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.
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.
- 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,
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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,
- 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,
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.”
- וְחָלְצָ֤הvechaltzahHc/Vqq3fstagged: and she will draw off
And his family name in Israel will be called “The House of the Unsandaled.”
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- הֶֽחָלוּץ֙hechalutzthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: the equipped
From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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,
- וָאֲחַלְּצָ֖הvaachaletzahHc/Vpw1cs/Shtagged: and I have rescued
He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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,
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
