The meaning of “חֳלִי”
Understanding chŏlîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
disease, grief, (is) sick(-ness). - malady, anxiety, calamity 1) sickness
חֳלִי
disease, grief, (is) sick(-ness). - malady, anxiety, calamity 1) sickness
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 28:59 | “Then the Lord will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.” Word: חֳלִי (chŏlîy) | |
| 1 Kings 17:17 | “And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.” Word: חֳלִי (chŏlîy) | |
| 2 Kings 8:9 | “So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben–hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?” Word: חֳלִי (chŏlîy) | |
| 2 Chronicles 21:18 | “And after all this the Lord smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.” Word: חֳלִי (chŏlîy) | |
| Psalms 41:3 | “The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.” Word: חֳלִי (chŏlîy) |
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