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חַלְחָלָה H2479
H2479 is the Hebrew word חַלְחָלָה, transliterated chalchâlâh and said khal-khaw-law'. The King James Version most often renders it great pain.
What it means
writhing (in childbirth); by implication, terror.
Where it comes from
feminine from the same as H2478 (חַלְחוּל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (great, much) pain.
Verses using חַלְחָלָה
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Isaiah 21:3 · KJV
Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
Ezekiel 30:4 · KJV
And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
Ezekiel 30:9 · KJV
In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.
Nahum 2:10 · KJV
She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2479 mean?
H2479 is the Hebrew word חַלְחָלָה (chalchâlâh), meaning writhing (in childbirth); by implication, terror.
How is H2479 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it great pain (2 times), pain (1 time), much pain (1 time).
How many times does H2479 appear in the Bible?
חַלְחָלָה (chalchâlâh) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2479 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine from the same as H2478 (חַלְחוּל).
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