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.

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

חָלָץ châlâts, khaw-lawts'; from H2502 (in the sense of strength); only in the dual; the loins (as the seat of vigor):—loins, reins.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H2504 in the following manner: loin (9x), reins (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H2504 in the following manner: loin (9x), reins (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

loins
1. as seat of virility
2. as girded
3. as seat of pain (woman's travail)

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H2504: Abbreviations

† [חָלָץ] noun [feminine] only dual, loins (as seat of strength, vigour; compare Aramaic חַרְצָא hip, loin, Syriac aXZfo, Nö^{ZMG 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:

1. as seat of virility יצא מן ח׳ Genesis 35:11 (P), 1 Kings 8:19; 2 Chronicles 6:9.

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.