Strong's Lexicon

H2471

H2471 — חַלָּה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewchallahnoun femOccurrences: 14TWOT: 660b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2471
Word:חַלָּה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H2490
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:14
Transliteration:challah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:khal-law'
Meaning:1. a cake (as usually punctured)
KJV Renderings:cake.

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חַלָּה noun feminine a kind of cake (probably as perforated, see Di Lev 2:4) — ׳ ח absolute Num 15:20; Lev 24:5 construct חַלַּת Exod 29:23 + 4 t.; plural חַלּוֺת Lev 2:4 + 2 t.; חַלֹּת Exod 29:2 + 3 t. — used in offerings:

1. at the sacrifice of David on removal of ark, given to each person as part of peace-offering 2Sam 6:19.
2. elsewhere only P ( H Lev 24:5 (twice in verse)):
a. of the 12 cakes of the table of the holy place, made of סלת Lev 24:5 (twice in verse).
b. made of ראשׁית ערסת as an offering of first-fruits Num 15:20.
c. of לחם שׁמן, to be burnt with the עוֺלָה Exod 29:23 = Lev 8:26.
d. of מַצָּה burnt on the altar with c. Lev 8:26, but usually to be eaten by participants in the several forms of peace- offering Num 6:19, and such mingled with oil Exod 29:2; Lev 2:4; Lev 7:12 (twice in verse); Num 6:15 .
e. לחם חמץ ׳ ח to be used by the offerer in connection with the unleavened cakes of d. Lev 7:13.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חלה (g’hah-l)

Judges 16:7

KJV: And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.green…: or, new cords: Heb. moistanother: Heb. one
EHCC: 11.then shall I be weak,

1 Samuel 30:13

KJV: And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
EHCC: three days agone J fell sick.

1 Samuel 18:93

EHCC: 010 age he was diseased in his feet.

1 Samuel 17:17

KJV: And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
EHCC: the mistress of the house, fell sick ;

2 Kings 13:14

KJV: Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.
EHCC: Elisha twas fallen sick of his sickness

2 Kings 20:1

KJV: In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.Set…: Heb. Give charge concerning thine house
EHCC: In those days was Hezekiah sick unto

2 Chronicles 82:24

EHCC: In those days Hezekiah was sick

Proverbs 23:35

KJV: They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.I felt…: Heb. I knew it not
EHCC: 7 was not atck ;

Isaiah 33:24

KJV: And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
EHCC: the inhabitant shall not say, Jam sick:

Isaiah 38:1

KJV: In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.Set…: Heb. Give charge concerning thy house
EHCC: In those days was Hezekiah sick

Isaiah 39:1

KJV: At that time Merodach–baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.
EHCC: had heard that he Aad been sick,

Isaiah 57:10

KJV: Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.life: or, living
EHCC: therefore thou wast not grieved.

Psalms 35:13

KJV: But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.humbled: or, afflicted
EHCC: as for me, when they were %

Isaiah 38:9

KJV: The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:
EHCC: when he had been sick,

2 Kings 1:2

KJV: And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
EHCC: that (was) in Samaria, and was sick:

Genesis 48:1

KJV: And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
EHCC: Behold, thy father (is) sick:

1 Samuel 19:14

KJV: And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
EHCC: to take David, she said, He (is) sick.

1 Kings 14:5

KJV: And the Lord said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.
EHCC: of thee for her son; for he (is) sick:

2 Kings 8:7

KJV: And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben–hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.
EHCC: Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick ;

2 Chronicles 22:6

KJV: And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.which…: Heb. wherewith they wounded himAzariah: also called, Ahaziah, or, Jehoahaz
EHCC: at Jezreel, because he was sick.

Nehemiah 2:2

KJV: Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
EHCC: aceing thou (art) not sick?

Ecclesiastes 5:13

KJV: There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
EHCC: (12). There is ₪ sore evil (which) I have

Song of Songs 2:5

KJV: Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.comfort…: Heb. straw me with apples
EHCC: for I (am) sick of love.

Jeremiah 4:31

KJV: For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
EHCC: voice as of a woman in travail,

Ezekiel 34:4

KJV: The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
EHCC: healed that which was sick,

Malachi 1:8

KJV: And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.for: Heb. to
EHCC: if ye offer the lame and sick,

Jeremiah 12:13

KJV: They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the Lord.they shall: or, ye shall
EHCC: they have put themselves to pain,

Amos 6:6

KJV: That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.wine…: or, in bowls of wineaffliction: Heb. breach
EHCC: but they are not grieved

Isaiah 17:1

KJV: The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
EHCC: harvest (shall be) a heap in the day of

Jeremiah 10:19

KJV: Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.
EHCC: my wound is grievous:

Ezekiel 34:4

KJV: The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
EHCC: The diseased have ye not strengthened,

Nahum 3:19

KJV: There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?healing: Heb. wrinkling
EHCC: thy wound is grievous:

Deuteronomy 29:22

KJV: So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the Lord hath laid upon it;which…: Heb. wherewith the Lord hath made it sick
EHCC: (21). which the Lord hath laid upon it ;

2 Chronicles 83:12

EHCC: in affliction, he besought the Lord

Job 11:19

KJV: Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.make suit…: Heb. intreat thy face
EHCC: yea, many shall make suit unto thee. (mar.

Psalms 119:58

KJV: I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.favour: Heb. face
EHCC: J intreated thy favour with (my)

Daniel 9:13

KJV: As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.made…: Heb. intreated we not the face of the, etc
EHCC: yet made we not our prayer (marg. in-

Psalms 77:10

KJV: And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.
EHCC: (11).1 said, This (is) my infirmity :

Zechariah 7:2

KJV: When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem–melech, and their men, to pray before the Lord,pray…: Heb. intreat the face of
EHCC: Regemmelech, and their men, to pray

Exodus 32:11

KJV: And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?the Lord: Heb. the face of the Lord
EHCC: And Moses besought the Lord

1 Kings 13:6

KJV: And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.the Lord, and: Heb. the face of the Lord, etc
EHCC: And the man of God besought the Lord,

2 Kings 13:4

KJV: And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
EHCC: And Jehoahaz besought the Lord,

Psalms 45:12

KJV: And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.favour: Heb. face
EHCC: (13).the rich among the people shall in-

Proverbs 19:6

KJV: Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.him…: Heb. a man of gifts
EHCC: Many will intreat the favour of the prince:

Jeremiah 26:19

KJV: Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the Lord, and besought the Lord, and the Lord repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.the Lord, and the: Heb. the face of the Lord, etc
EHCC: and besought the Lord,

Isaiah 14:10

KJV: All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
EHCC: Art thou also become weak as we?

Isaiah 63:10

KJV: But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
EHCC: he hath put (him) to grief’:

Hosea 7:5

KJV: In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.bottles…: or, heat through wine
EHCC: the princes have made (him) sick

Micah 6:13

KJV: Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.
EHCC: Therefore also will I make (thee) sick

Proverbs 13:12

KJV: Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
EHCC: Hope deferred maketh the heart sick :

1 Kings 22:34

KJV: And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.at a…: Heb. in his simplicityjoints…: Heb. joints and the breastplatewounded: Heb. made sick
EHCC: carry me out of the host; for J am

2 Chronicles 18:83

EHCC: for J am wounded (marg. made sick)

2 Samuel 13:2

KJV: And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.Amnon thought…: Heb. it was marvellous, or, hidden in the eyes of Amnon
EHCC: that he fell sick for his sister Tamar ;
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