חָלָץ
cha.lats
“loin”
Definition
the loins (as the seat of vigor)
from H2502 (חָלַץ) (in the sense of strength); only in the dual;
- loins 1a) as seat of virility 1b) as girded 1c) as seat of pain (woman's travail)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
חָלָץ appears 10 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’
And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
Shudder, you ladies of leisure;tremble, you daughters of complacency.Strip yourselves bareand put sackcloth around your waists.
Ask now, and see:Can a male give birth?Why then do I see every manwith his hands on his stomach like a woman in laborand every face turned pale?
Now brace yourself like a man;I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
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