חָלָה (ḥālâ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning be weak. It appears
75 times
in 25 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2470).
Also rendered
mollify
weak
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 656)
Range of meaning (TWOT 656)mollify, appease, entreat the favour of; be rubbed, worn, be weak, sick, afflicted, grieve, make sick, stroke, entreat; beseech, diseased, grief, be grieved, grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, make prayer, sore…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חָלָהverb: mollify, appease, entreat the favour of
only Piel mollify, appease, entreat the favour of
Strong's H2470חָלָה: 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 KJV:beseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, × pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit (× supplication), woman in travail, be (become) weak, be wounded.
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.