Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
anguish
Usage: pain, trembling, terror, writhing, anguish
Strong's Number
H2479
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
4
Books
3
Strong's H2479 Quick Answer
Strong's H2479 חַלחָלָה (chalchalah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chalchalah (khal-khaw-law') n-f. 1. writhing (in childbirth) 2. (by implication) terror It has 4 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include great, pain, and much. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chalchalah (khal-khaw-law') n-f. 1. writhing (in childbirth) 2. (by implication) terror
- Usage
- 4 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- great, pain, and much
Meaning and Definition
chalchalah (khal-khaw-law') n-f. 1. writhing (in childbirth) 2. (by implication) terror [feminine from the same as H2478] KJV: (great, much) pain. Root(s): H2478
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2479. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2479 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chalchalah, 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.
How Strong's H2479 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 4 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2479 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 H2479 in the Old Testament
4 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
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.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2479.
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.
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.
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.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2479, grouped by book.
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2479 FAQ
What does chalchalah (חַלְחָלָה) mean?
Strong's H2479 is a Hebrew entry for H2479 חַלחָלָה (chalchalah). chalchalah (khal-khaw-law') n-f. 1. writhing (in childbirth) 2. (by implication) terror
How many times is chalchalah (חַלְחָלָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's H2479 across 3 books.
Where can I study chalchalah (חַלְחָלָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2479 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chalchalah (חַלְחָלָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as great, pain, and much. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.