Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
be sick
Usage: (Qal) to suffer, be sick, be diseased
Strong's Number
H2456
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
1
Books
1
Strong's H2456 Quick Answer
Strong's H2456 חָלָא (chala') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chala' (khaw-law') v. 1. to be sick [a primitive root] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include diseased. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chala' (khaw-law') v. 1. to be sick [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 1 linked usage
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- diseased
Meaning and Definition
chala' (khaw-law') v. 1. to be sick [a primitive root] KJV: be diseased. Compare: H2470
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2456. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2456 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chala', 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.
diseased
2 Chronicles 16:12
How Strong's H2456 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. 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 Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2456 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 H2456 in the Old Testament
1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
Usage Excerpts
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H2456.
And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2456, grouped by book.
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2456 FAQ
What does chala (חָלָא) mean?
Chala (Strong's H2456) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "be diseased". chala' (khaw-law') v. 1. to be sick [a primitive root]
How many times is chala (חָלָא) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H2456 across 1 book.
Where can I study chala (חָלָא) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2456 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chala (חָלָא)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as diseased. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.