H2489 — חֵלְכָא (chêlᵉkâʼ)
Strong's H2489 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: חֵלְכָא (chêlᵉkâʼ)
Pronunciation: khay-lek-aw'
Morphology: a
Derivation: or חֵלְכָה (chêlᵉkâh); apparently from an unused root probably meaning to be dark or (figuratively) unhappy;
Definition: a wretch, i.e. unfortunate
KJV Renderings: poor.
Senses
- hapless, poor, unfortunate person
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G3993 | πένης | pénēs | from a primary πένω (pénō) (to toil for daily subsistence) | starving, i.e. indigent | poor |
| G4434 | πτωχός | ptōchós | from πτώσσω (ptṓssō) (to crouch) | akin to G4422 and the alternate of G4098); a beggar (as cringing), i.e. pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas G3993 properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed) | beggar(-ly), poor |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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