חַלְחָלָה (ḥalḥālâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning anguish. It appears
4 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2479).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 623f)
Range of meaning (TWOT 623f)anguish; writhing, terror; pain
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חַלְחָלָהnoun, feminine: anguish
Strong's H2479חַלְחָלָה: writhing (in childbirth); by implication, terror KJV:(great, much) pain.
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 623: חוּלḥûl — whirl, dance, writhe; twist, whirl about; with, bear, bring forth, wait anxiously; be made to writhe, be brought forth; cause to be in anguish; be born; whirling, writhing, suffering torture, wait longingly; writhe in pain, fear…