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Strong's G5464 χάλαζα (chalaza)

Chalaza means “hail” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5464 — cagrid (“very rainy”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5464
Language Greek
Linked Usages 36
Books 10

Strong's G5464 Quick Answer

Strong's G5464 χάλαζα (chalaza) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. chalaza (khal'-ad-zah) n. 1. hail [probably from G5465] It has 36 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include hail. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
chalaza (khal'-ad-zah) n. 1. hail [probably from G5465]
Usage
36 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
hail

Meaning and Definition

chalaza (khal'-ad-zah) n. 1. hail [probably from G5465] KJV: hail Root(s): G5465

Original Word
χάλαζα
Transliteration
chalaza
Derivation
Root: χαλάω R1: 5465
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5464. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's G5464 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chalaza, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

hail Revelation 8:7

How Strong's G5464 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 25 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5464 (χάλαζα) appears 39 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5464 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5464 in the New Testament

3 indexed usages in New Testament.

Revelation 8:7 KJV

The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

Revelation 11:19 KJV

And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

Revelation 16:21 KJV

And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

Strong's G5464 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

25 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 9:18 Septuagint / Brenton

Behold, tomorrow at this hour I will rain a very great hail, such as has not been in Egypt, from the time it was created until this day.

Exodus 9:19 Septuagint / Brenton

Now then hasten to gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the fields; for all the men and cattle as many as shall be found in the fields, and shall not enter into a house (but the hail shall fall upon them), shall die.

Exodus 9:22 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand to heaven, and there shall be hail on all the land of Egypt, both on the men and on the cattle, and on all the herbage on the land.

Strong's G5464 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Solomon 5:22 Septuagint / Brenton

And hailstones full of wrath shall be cast as out of a stone bow, And the water of the sea shall rage against them, And the floods shall cruelly drown them.

Wisdom of Solomon 16:16 Septuagint / Brenton

For the ungodly, that denied to know thee, Were scourged by the strength of thine arm: With strange rains, hails, and showers, were they persecuted, that they could not avoid, And through fire were they consumed.

Wisdom of Solomon 16:22 Septuagint / Brenton

But snow and ice endured the fire, and melted not, That they might know that fire burning in the hail, And sparkling in the rain, Did destroy the fruits of the enemies.

Strong's G5464 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 14:9 Septuagint / Brenton

the vision caused me to fly and lifted me upward, and bore me into heaven. And I went in till I drew nigh to a wall which is built of crystals and surrounded by tongues of fire: and it began to affright

1 Enoch 14:10 Septuagint / Brenton

me. And I went into the tongues of fire and drew nigh to a large house which was built of crystals: and the walls of the house were like a tesselated floor (made) of crystals, and its groundwork was

Usage Excerpts

First 36 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5464.

Exodus 9:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, tomorrow at this hour I will rain a very great hail, such as has not been in Egypt, from the time it was created until this day.
Exodus 9:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now then hasten to gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the fields; for all the men and cattle as many as shall be found in the fields, and shall not enter into a house (but the hail shall fall upon them), shall die.
Exodus 9:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand to heaven, and there shall be hail on all the land of Egypt, both on the men and on the cattle, and on all the herbage on the land.
Exodus 9:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses stretched forth his hand to heaven, and the Lord sent thunderings and hail; and the fire ran along upon the ground, and the Lord rained hail on all the land of Egypt.
Exodus 9:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So there was hail and flaming fire mingled with hail; and the hail was very great, such as was not in Egypt, from the time there was a nation upon it.
Exodus 9:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the hail smote in all the land of Egypt both man and beast, and the hail smote all the grass in the field, and the hail broke in pieces all the trees in the field.
Exodus 9:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Only in the land of Goshen where the children of Israel were, the hail was not.
Exodus 9:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Pray then for me to the Lord, and let him cause the thunderings of God to cease, and the hail and the fire, and I will send you forth and ye shall remain no longer.
Exodus 9:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said to him, When I shall have departed from the city, I will stretch out my hands to the Lord, and the thunderings shall cease, and the hail and the rain shall be no longer, that thou mayest know that the earth is the Lord’s.
Exodus 9:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses went forth from Pharaoh out of the city, and stretched out his hands to the Lord, and the thunders ceased and the hail, and the rain did not drop on the earth.
Exodus 9:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders ceased, he continued to sin; and he hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants.
Exodus 10:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall cover the face of the earth, and thou shalt not be able to see the earth; and they shall devour all that is left of the abundance of the earth, which the hail has left you, and shall devour every tree that grows for you on the land.
Exodus 10:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt, and let the locust come up on the land, and it shall devour every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which the hail left.
Exodus 10:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they covered the face of the earth, and the land was wasted, and they devoured all the herbage of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which was left by the hail: there was no green thing left on the trees, nor on all the herbage of the field, in all the land of Egypt.
Joshua 10:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when they fled from the face of the children of Israel at the descent of Horon, then the Lord cast upon them hailstones from heaven to Azekah; and they were more that died by the hailstones, than those whom the children of Israel slew with the sword in the battle.
Job 38:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But hast thou gone to the treasures of snow? And hast thou seen the treasures of hail?
Psalms 17:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At the brightness before him the clouds passed, Hail and coals of fire.
Psalms 77:47 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He killed their vines with hail, And their sycamores with frost.
Psalms 77:48 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he gave up their cattle to hail, And their substance to the fire.
Psalms 104:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He turned their rain into hail, And sent flaming fire in their land.
Psalms 148:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy wind; The things that perform his word.
Isaiah 28:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, the anger of the Lord is strong and severe, as descending hail where there is no shelter, violently descending; as a great body of water sweeping away the soil, he shall make rest for the land.
Isaiah 30:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord shall make his glorious voice to be heard, and the wrath of his arm, to make a display with wrath and anger and devouring flame: he shall lighten terribly, and his wrath shall be as water and violent hail.
Isaiah 32:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if the hail should come down, it shall not come upon you; and they that dwell in the forests shall be in confidence, as those in the plain country.
Ezekiel 38:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will judge him with pestilence, and blood, and sweeping rain, and hailstones; and I will rain upon him fire and brimstone, and upon all that are with him, and upon many nations with him.
Revelation 8:7 New Testament, KJV
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Revelation 11:19 New Testament, KJV
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Revelation 16:21 New Testament, KJV
And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Wisdom of Solomon 5:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And hailstones full of wrath shall be cast as out of a stone bow, And the water of the sea shall rage against them, And the floods shall cruelly drown them.
Wisdom of Solomon 16:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the ungodly, that denied to know thee, Were scourged by the strength of thine arm: With strange rains, hails, and showers, were they persecuted, that they could not avoid, And through fire were they consumed.
Wisdom of Solomon 16:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But snow and ice endured the fire, and melted not, That they might know that fire burning in the hail, And sparkling in the rain, Did destroy the fruits of the enemies.
Wisdom of Sirach 39:29 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Fire, and hail, and famine, and death, All these were created for vengeance;
Wisdom of Sirach 43:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
By his great power he maketh the clouds firm, And the hailstones are broken small.
Wisdom of Sirach 46:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He called upon the most high Lord, When the enemies pressed upon him on every side; And the great Lord heard him.
1 Enoch 14:9 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
the vision caused me to fly and lifted me upward, and bore me into heaven. And I went in till I drew nigh to a wall which is built of crystals and surrounded by tongues of fire: and it began to affright
1 Enoch 14:10 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
me. And I went into the tongues of fire and drew nigh to a large house which was built of crystals: and the walls of the house were like a tesselated floor (made) of crystals, and its groundwork was

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5464, grouped by book.

Exodus 14 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Revelation 3 usages, New Testament
Wisdom of Solomon 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G5464 FAQ

What does chalaza (χάλαζα) mean?

Chalaza (Strong's G5464) is a Greek word most simply glossed "hail". chalaza (khal'-ad-zah) n. 1. hail [probably from G5465]

How many times is chalaza (χάλαζα) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 36 linked usages for Strong's G5464 across 10 books.

Where can I study chalaza (χάλαζα) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5464 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate chalaza (χάλαζα)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hail. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5464 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 25 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G5464, with linked reader references where each row is available.