Chalats means “deliver” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G2502 — iosias (“Josias”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H2502 חָלַץ (chalats) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chalats (khaw-lats') v. 1. to pull off 2. (hence, intensively) to strip It has 44 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include delivered, deliver, off, and delivereth. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
chalats (khaw-lats') v. 1. to pull off 2. (hence, intensively) to strip 3. (reflexively) to depart 4. (by implication) to deliver, equip (for fight) 5. to present, strengthen [a primitive root] KJV: arm (self), (go, ready) armed (X man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.
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to rescue
Usage: 1) to draw off or out, withdraw 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to draw, draw off 1a2) to withdraw 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be delivered 1b2) to be saved 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to pull out, tear out 1c2) to rescue, deliver, set free 1c3) to take away, plunder
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chalats, 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.
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.
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44 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:
And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered;
And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.
First 44 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2502.
Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:
And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered;
And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.
So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,
And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith.
And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:
But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be our's.
And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.
Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.
And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.
And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war.
And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.
So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.
Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
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Chalats (Strong's H2502) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "deliver". chalats (khaw-lats') v. 1. to pull off 2. (hence, intensively) to strip
This page currently indexes 44 linked usages for Strong's H2502 across 13 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2502 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as delivered, deliver, off, and delivereth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.