What does חֵלְכָא mean in the Bible?
e. unfortunate".
Hebrew · H2489
חֵלְכָא
A wretch , i.e. unfortunate
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חֵלְכָא H2489
What does חֵלְכָא mean in the Bible?
חֵלְכָא is a Hebrew word meaning "a wretch , i.e. unfortunate".
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How does the BSB render H2489?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include for the helpless (1), the helpless (1), The victim (1).
Where does חֵלְכָא appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 10:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It for the helpless 1× Psalms 10:8
the helpless 1× Psalms 10:10
The victim 1× Psalms 10:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 10:8
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Psalms 3
Source forms
חֶלְכָּאִים׃ 1x ḥɛl·kå̄·ʾīm Psalms 10:10
חֵלֶ֑כָה 1x ḥê·le·ḵāh Psalms 10:14
לְֽחֵלְכָ֥ה 1x lə·ḥê·lə·ḵāh Psalms 10:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 10:14
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 10:10
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 10:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a wretch , i.e. unfortunate
Source Gloss
a wretch , i.e. unfortunate
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a wretch, i.e. unfortunate BDB: hapless Usage: poor.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain