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חֲלוּשָׁה
cha.lu.shah
H2476
H:N-F Hebrew

weakness

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cha.lu.shah denotes the weakness or defeated condition contrasted with victory in Exodus 32:18.

The sole attested use places the feminine singular noun in Moses' contrast between a cry of victory and a cry associated with defeat, before he identifies the sound as singing in Exodus 32:18.

Senses in use

  1. Defeated condition contrasted with victory · dominant

    In Exodus 32:18, the feminine singular noun occurs in Moses' contrast between the cry of victory and the cry of defeat; the APB renders the surrounding statement, "It is not the sound of the cry of victory, nor is it the sound of the cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Exodus 32:18, the APB presents the surrounding contrast as a "cry of victory" versus a "cry of defeat,".

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