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Strong's H2483 חֳלִי (choli)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2483 — italikos (“Italian”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2483
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 22
Books 9

Strong's H2483 Quick Answer

Strong's H2483 חֳלִי (choliy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. choliy (khol-ee') n-m. 1. malady, anxiety, calamity [from H2470] It has 22 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include disease, sick, grief, and griefs. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
choliy (khol-ee') n-m. 1. malady, anxiety, calamity [from H2470]
Usage
22 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
disease, sick, grief, and griefs

Meaning and Definition

choliy (khol-ee') n-m. 1. malady, anxiety, calamity [from H2470] KJV: disease, grief, (is) sick(-ness). Root(s): H2470

Original Word
חֳלִי
Transliteration
choliy
Derivation
Root: חלה First root strongs: 2470
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2483. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H2483 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render choliy, 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.

disease 2 Kings 1:2 sick 1 Kings 17:17 grief Isaiah 53:3 griefs Isaiah 53:4

How Strong's H2483 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 22 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2483 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 H2483 in the Old Testament

22 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 7:15 KJV

And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.

Deuteronomy 28:59 KJV

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.

Deuteronomy 28:61 KJV

Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

Usage Excerpts

First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2483.

Deuteronomy 7:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.
Deuteronomy 28:59 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 28:61 Old Testament, KJV
Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
1 Kings 17:17 Old Testament, KJV
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.
2 Kings 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
2 Kings 8:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
2 Kings 8:9 Old Testament, KJV
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 Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
2 Kings 13:14 Old Testament, KJV
Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.
2 Chronicles 16:12 Old Testament, KJV
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.
2 Chronicles 21:15 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.
2 Chronicles 21:18 Old Testament, KJV
And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
2 Chronicles 21:19 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
Psalms 41:3 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Ecclesiastes 5:17 Old Testament, KJV
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
Ecclesiastes 6:2 Old Testament, KJV
A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
Isaiah 1:5 Old Testament, KJV
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
Isaiah 38:9 Old Testament, KJV
The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:
Isaiah 53:3 Old Testament, KJV
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Isaiah 53:4 Old Testament, KJV
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
Jeremiah 6:7 Old Testament, KJV
As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.
Jeremiah 10:19 Old Testament, KJV
Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous; but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.
Hosea 5:13 Old Testament, KJV
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2483, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2483 FAQ

What does choli (חֳלִי) mean?

Choli (Strong's H2483) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "disease". choliy (khol-ee') n-m. 1. malady, anxiety, calamity [from H2470]

How many times is choli (חֳלִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's H2483 across 9 books.

Where can I study choli (חֳלִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2483 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate choli (חֳלִי)?

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