•
II. [
חָלָה
S
2470
TWOT
655, 656
GK
2703, 2704
]
vb.
only
Pi.
sq.
פְּנֵי
, פָּנֶיךָ
, פָּנַיִךְ
=
mollify, appease, entreat the favour of
, lit.
make the face
of any one
sweet
or
pleasant
(
cf.
Arabic
حَلَا
,
حَلِىَ
(
ḥalā, ḥaliya
)
be sweet, pleasant
, Aramaic
ܚܠܻܝ
(
ḥli
),
חֲלִי
,
id.
,
adj.
חָלֵי
sweet
)
;—
Pi.
Pf.
חִלָּה
2 Ch 33:1
2,
חִלִּיתִי
1 S 13:12
ψ 119:58
,
וְחִלּוּ
consec.
Jb 11:1
9,
חִלִּינוּ
Dn 9:1
3;
Impf.
וַיְחַל
Ex 32:11
+
3 times,
יְחַלּוּ
ψ 45:13
Pr 19:
6;
Imv.
חַל־נָא
1 K 13:6
,
חַלּוּ־נָא
Mal 1:
9;
Inf. cstr.
לְחַלֹּות
Zc 7:2
+
2 times;—
1.
ח׳ את־פני־י׳
:
a.
mollify, pacify, appease
י׳
, i.e. induce him to shew favour in place of wrath and chastisement
Ex 32:11
(JE),
1 K 13:6
(
+
הִתְפַּלֵּל
),
v
6 2 K 13:4 Je 26:19
(
+
וַיִּנָּ˜חֶם
),
2 Ch 33:12
(
||
וַיִּכָּנַע מאד מִלִּפְנֵי
),
Dn 9:13
; also
ח׳ פני־אֵל
Mal 1:9
(
sq.
וִיחָנֵּ˜נוּ
that he may be gracious to us
).
b.
entreat the favour of
י׳
, i.e. aim at success, prosperity, etc., through his favour,
1 S 13:12
(in anticipation of war),
Zc 8:21
,
22
(
||
לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־י׳
; of cities and nations assembling at Jerusalem for worship),
Zc 7:2
(
||
לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־י׳
) of worship at Jerusalem; quite gen., as habit of God-fearing man,
ψ 119:58
(
+
בְּכָל־לֵב
).
2.
entreat favour
of men (in sense of
1 b
—
פני־נָדִיב רַבִּים יְח׳
Pr 19:6
many entreat a prince’s favour
(
||
וְכָל־הָרֵעַ לְאִישׁ מַתָּן
);
יח׳ פָּנַיִךְ
ψ 45:13
of favour of king’s bride;
וְח׳ פָּנֶיךָ רַבִּים
Jb 11:19
favour of Job when absolved and restored.
I. • מַחֲלַת TWOT 656a n.f. only in ψ titles עַל־מ׳ ψ 53:1 ; 88:1 ; appar. a catchword in a song, giving name to tune; meaning dub. ; Aq. Symm . É מְחֹלֹת dance; v. Ol Psalmen, p. 27 Bae Psalmen, p. xviii .
חלה TWOT 657 ( adorn; cf. Arabic حَلَى (ḥalā) adorn, حَلْىٌ (ḥalyun) (neck-
•
I
.
חֲלִי
S
2481, 2482
TWOT
657a
GK
2717, 2718
n.m.
ornament
,
נֶזֶם זָהָב וַחֲלִי־כָּ˜תֶם
Pr 25:12
a
(nose- or ear-)
ring of gold and
(neck- or breast-)
ornament of fine gold;
pl.
חֲלָאִים
Ct 7:
2, in
sim.
of grace and beauty.
• II . חֲלִי S 2481, 2482 TWOT 657a GK 2717, 2718 n.pr.loc. in Asher Jos 19:25 , site unknown ( v. conject. in Di ).
Symm Symmachus.
III.