H2489: חֵלְכָא
chêlᵉkâʼ · pronounced khay-lek-aw' · “helpless”
Definition
a wretch, i.e. unfortunate
KJV translates it as: poor.
Word origin: or חֵלְכָה; apparently from an unused root probably meaning to be dark or (figuratively) unhappy;
Extended definition
hapless, poor, unfortunate person
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2489 is translated
- an unfortunate person ×2
Bible verses with H2489 (chêlᵉkâʼ)
Chêlᵉkâʼ appears in 2 verses.
- Psalms 10:8
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
- Psalms 10:14
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.