Strong's H2502 · Hebrew
חָלַץ
châlats · /khaw-lats'/
Definition
to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen
KJV: arm (self), (go, ready) armed ([idiom] man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חָלַץ across 44 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
44 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Leviticus2 verses
Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:
Leviticus 14:43And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered;
Numbers9 verses
And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.
Numbers 31:5So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
Numbers 32:17But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
Numbers 32:20And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war,
Numbers 32:21And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,
Numbers 32:27But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.
Numbers 32:29And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:
Numbers 32:30But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.
Numbers 32:32We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours.
Deuteronomy3 verses
And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. meet: Heb. sons of power
Deuteronomy 25:9Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.
Deuteronomy 25:10And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
Joshua4 verses
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. prepared: or, ready armed
Joshua 6:7And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.
Joshua 6:9And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. rereward: Heb. gathering host
Joshua 6:13And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
2 Samuel1 verse
1 Chronicles2 verses
And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD. bands: or, captains, or, men: Heb. heads
1 Chronicles 12:24The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. armed: or, prepared
2 Chronicles3 verses
And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war.
2 Chronicles 20:21And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever. that: Heb. praisers
2 Chronicles 28:14So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
Psalms12 verses
Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
Psalms 7:4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
Psalms 18:19He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Psalms 34:7The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
Psalms 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Psalms 60:5That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
Psalms 81:7Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah. Meribah: or, Strife
Psalms 91:15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
Psalms 108:6That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
Psalms 116:8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
Psalms 119:153RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.
Psalms 140:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; violent: Heb. man of violences
Proverbs2 verses
Isaiah3 verses
And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
Isaiah 20:2At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. by: Heb. by the hand of
Isaiah 58:11And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. drought: Heb. droughts fail: Heb. lie, or, deceive
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2502 (châlats) mean?
to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen
How many times does H2502 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2502 (חָלַץ) appears in 44 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “armed.”
How is châlats translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2502 is rendered as “armed” (13×), “delivered” (8×), “deliver” (5×), “delivereth” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word חָלַץ come from?
a primitive root;