The meaning of “חַלְחָלָה”
Understanding chalchâlâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine from the same as חַלְחוּל (great, much) pain. - writhing (in childbirth) - by implication, terror 1) pain, trem...
חַלְחָלָה
feminine from the same as חַלְחוּל (great, much) pain. - writhing (in childbirth) - by implication, terror 1) pain, trembling, terror, writhing, anguish
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah 21:3 | “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.” Word: חַלְחָלָה (chalchâlâh) | |
| Ezekiel 30:4 | “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.” Word: חַלְחָלָה (chalchâlâh) | |
| Ezekiel 30:9 | “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.” Word: חַלְחָלָה (chalchâlâh) | |
| Nahum 2:10 | “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.” Word: חַלְחָלָה (chalchâlâh) |