חֶלְאָה
ḥelʾâ
rust
Strong's H2457NounHebrewTWOT 649a

חֶלְאָה (ḥelʾâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning rust. It appears 5 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2457).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 649a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 649a)rust, filth; disease; scum
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חֶלְאָה noun, feminine: rust, filth

rust (perhaps as filth)

Strong's H2457 חֶלְאָה: properly, disease; hence, rust
KJV:scum.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 649: חלא ḥlʾ — she sinned and defiled herself

See it in Scripture

Ezekiel 24:6

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