חֵֽלְכָה
ḥēlĕkâ
hapless
Strong's H2489AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 659a

חֵֽלְכָה (ḥēlĕkâ) is a Hebrew adjective meaning hapless. It appears 3 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2489).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 659a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 659a)hapless, unfortunate, luckless one; wretch; poor
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חֵֽלְכָה adjective: hapless, unfortunate, luckless one

hapless, unfortunate, only as substantive hapless, luckless one(s)

Strong's H2489 חֵלְכָא: a wretch, i.e. unfortunate
KJV:poor.

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 659: חלך ḥlk — be black, unfortunate

See it in Scripture

Psalms 10:8

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