חָלַץ
cha.lats
to rescue
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word חָלַץ, transliterated as cha.lats, is defined as "to rescue." This verb is used 23 times throughout the Bible, indicating its importance in the narrative. Its primary meaning revolves around the concept of liberation or salvation from a specific situation, often involving harm, oppression, or danger. The usage of cha.lats spans various contexts, including physical rescue, such as when Jacob is rescued from Esau (Genesis 32:17-18), and spiritual rescue, as seen in Psalm 106:7-8, where God rescues Israel from slavery in Egypt. This range suggests that the word encompasses different types of deliverance, making it a fundamental aspect of the biblical worldview. The significance of cha.lats lies in its emphasis on the power of divine intervention. As a verb associated with God's actions, it highlights the biblical belief in a supernatural force that can change circumstances and bring people out of adversity. The frequent occurrence of cha.lats in the narrative also underscores the importance of rescue and redemption in the human experience, making it a relatable and meaningful concept to the general audience.
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Occurrences in Scripture
23 total occurrences across the text
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.
Psalms 6:4Return, Yahweh. Deliver my soul, and save me for your loving kindness’ sake.
Psalms 7:4if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),
Psalms 18:19He brought me out also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Psalms 34:7Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
Psalms 50:15Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
Psalms 60:5So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.
Psalms 81:7You called in trouble, and I delivered you. I answered you in the secret place of thunder. I tested you at the waters of Meribah.”
Psalms 91:15He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.
Psalms 108:6That your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.
Psalms 116:8For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
Psalms 119:153Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I don’t forget your law.
Psalms 140:1Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man:
Proverbs 11:8A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.
Proverbs 11:9With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
Isaiah 20:2at that time Yahweh spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loosen the sackcloth from off your waist, and take your sandals from off your feet.” He did so, walking naked and barefoot.
Lamentations 4:3Even the jackals offer their breast. They nurse their young ones. But the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
Hosea 5:6They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Yahweh; but they won’t find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.
Leviticus 14:40then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which is the plague, and cast them into an unclean place outside of the city.
Leviticus 14:43“If the plague comes again, and breaks out in the house after he has taken out the stones, and after he has scraped the house, and after it was plastered,
Deuteronomy 25:9then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, and loose his sandal from off his foot, and spit in his face. She shall answer and say, “So shall it be done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.”
Deuteronomy 25:10His name shall be called in Israel, “The house of him who had his sandal removed.”
2 Samuel 22:20He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.