cha.lats describes people being equipped or presenting themselves for battle, often as forces advancing before others.

The attested usage concerns being equipped for battle: participial forms identify armed persons or forces, while Niphal forms occur in commands and commitments to arm themselves before crossing or fighting. Isaiah 58:11 has a Hiphil imperfect, but the translation’s surrounding promise does not isolate this lemma's specific contribution.

1. Equipped and prepared for battle · dominant

   Qal passive participles designate armed men within military movement and organization: in Joshua 4:13 the APB renders armed men passing before the LORD for battle, and in Joshua 6:7 they pass before the ark. Niphal forms describe the corresponding preparation: in Numbers 31:3 the APB renders Moses' command to arm men for the army, while Numbers 32:17 and Numbers 32:20 concern arming themselves before Israel's advance and before the LORD for battle.

   Numbers 31:3Numbers 32:17Numbers 32:20Joshua 4:13Joshua 6:71 Chronicles 12:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the military clauses, the APB commonly uses “armed,” “arm men,” and “arm yourselves.” In Isaiah 58:11, the surrounding promise is rendered without isolating the lemma's contribution, so that verse does not establish a separate rendering.