Lexicon :: Strong's H2504 - ḥālāṣ
חָלָץ
Transliteration
ḥālāṣ
Pronunciation
khaw-lawts'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חָלַץ (H2502) (in the sense of strength)
Dictionary Aids
TWOT Reference: 668? (668b)
Variant Spellings
The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: חלץ.
KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H2504 in the following manner: loin (9x), reins (1x).
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loins
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as seat of virility
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as girded
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as seat of pain (woman's travail)
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Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָלָץ châlâts, khaw-lawts'; from H2502 (in the sense of strength); only in the dual; the loins (as the seat of vigor):—loins, reins.
STRONGS H2504:
Abbreviations
† [חָלָץ] noun [feminine] only dual, loins (as seat of strength, vigour; compare Aramaic חַרְצָא hip, loin, Syriac aXZfo, NöZMG 1886, 741) — חֲלָצָ֑יִם Isaiah 32:11; suffix חֲלָצֶיךָ Genesis 35:11 4 times; חֲלָצָיו Isaiah 5:27 2 times; חלצו Kt Job 31:20, Qr חֲלָצָיו; — loins:
2. as girded אֱזָרֿ נָא כְּגֶבֶר ח׳ Job 38:3; Job 40:7; אֵזוֺר חֲלָצָיו Isaiah 5:27 (see אֵזוֺר), וַחֲג֫וֺרָה עַל חֲלָצָ֑יִם Isaiah 32:11, compare Job 31:20 where the clothed loins are conceived as blessing charitable giver; metaphor Isaiah 11:5 faithfulness waist-cloth of his loins (|| מתניו).
3. as seat of pains, like a woman's in travail, Jeremiah 30:6.
See related Aramaic BDB entry H2783.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs
Genesis
35:11; 35:11
1 Kings
8:19
2 Chronicles
6:9
Job
31:20; 31:20; 38:3; 40:7
Isaiah
5:27; 5:27; 11:5; 32:11; 32:11
Jeremiah
30:6
