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Hebrew - English Dictionary

H2470 - Pray

Strong's No.:H2470

Hebrew:חָלָה

Transliteration:châlâh

Phonetic:khaw-law'

Word Origin:A primitive root (compare {H2342 } H2490)

Bible Usage:{beseech} (be) {diseased} (put to) {grief} be {grieved} (be) {grievous} {infirmity} {intreat} lay {to} put to {pain} X-(idiom) {pray} make {prayer} be ({fall} make) {sick} {sore} be {sorry} make suit (X {supplication}) woman in {travail} be (become) {weak} be wounded.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

properly to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be {weak} sick: afflicted; or (causatively) to {grieve} make sick; also to stroke (in {flattering}) entreat


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry

a. (Qal) to be weak, be sick

b. (Piel)

1. to be or become weak, feel weak

2. to become sick, become ill

3. (CLBL) to entreat, pray, beg

c. (Niphal)

1. to make oneself sick

2. to be made sick

3. to be tired

d. (Pual) to be made weak, become weak

e. (Hithpael) to make oneself sick

f. (Hiphil)

1. to make sore

2. to make sick

3. to show signs of sickness, become sick

4. to grieve

g. (Hophal)

1. to be made sick

2. to be wounded


Bible References:
Pray

Translation
Occurrences:
beseech ( 1 )
besought ( 5 )
carefully ( 1 )
diseased ( 3 )
Entreat ( 3 )
entreated ( 1 )
grief ( 2 )
grieved ( 2 )
grievous ( 4 )
infirmity ( 1 )
laid ( 1 )
pain ( 1 )
pray ( 3 )
prayer ( 1 )
sick ( 33 )
sore ( 2 )
sorry ( 1 )
suit ( 1 )
supplication ( 1 )
travail ( 1 )
weak ( 4 )
wounded ( 3 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.