Lexicon
חָלַשׁ
cha.lash
H2522
H:V Hebrew

to weaken

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Hebrew
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cha.lash describes bringing someone low, whether in defeat, against nations, or in human mortality.

The attested use depicts being brought low or overcome: Joshua defeats Amalek in Exodus 17:13, a figure is described as weakening nations in Isaiah 14:12, and Job 14:10 portrays a man who dies and is brought low.

Senses in use

  1. Bringing low or overcoming · dominant

    The sequential imperfect in Exodus 17:13 occurs in the account of Joshua's defeat of Amalek; the APB renders the result, “Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.” The active participle in Isaiah 14:12 describes “one weakening the nations,” while the other sequential imperfect appears in Job 14:10's portrayal of a man who dies and is “brought low.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses with “defeated,” “weakening the nations,” and “brought low.” These renderings confirm the verses' overall portrayal of being overcome or lowered rather than assigning a separate English equivalent in every verse.

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