תַּחֲלוּא
tachălûwʼ · takh-al-oo'
a malady
Lexicon
Derivation: or תַּחֲלֻא; from H2456 (חָלָא);
a malady
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: disease, [idiom] grievous, (that are) sick(-ness).
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › to separate and protect › authority, the one who leads › to fasten and establish › strength, the leader
The mark, the covenant sign that works to separate and protect of authority, the one who leads that works to fasten and establish of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תַּחֲלוּא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and the sicknesses1 · 20%
- diseases1 · 20%
- all thy diseases1 · 20%
- then behold them that are sick1 · 20%
- of grievous1 · 20%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.