Definition
from H2502 (in the sense of strength); only in the dual; the loins (as the seat of vigor)
Traditional renderings: loins, reins.
Traditional renderings: loins, reins.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָלָץ:
- ὀσφῦςosphus“loins”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
10 total
- Genesis 35:11מֵחֲלָצֶ֥יךָ · from youAnd God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
- 1 Kings 8:19מֵחֲלָצֶ֔יךָNevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’
- 2 Chronicles 6:9מֵֽחֲלָצֶ֔יךָNevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’
- Job 31:20חֲלָצוֹ · his heart…if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
- Job 38:3חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ · yourselfNow brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
- Job 40:7חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ · yourself“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
- Isaiah 5:27חֲלָצָ֔יוNone of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.
- Isaiah 11:5חֲלָצָֽיו׃ · around His waistRighteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
- Isaiah 32:11חֲלָצָֽיִם׃ · your waistsShudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists.
- Jeremiah 30:6חֲלָצָיו֙ · his stomachAsk now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?