חָלַץ
halas (ḥālaṣ)
/khaw-LATS/
“to draw out, deliver, equip for war”
To pull off, draw out, rescue from distress; used of God delivering righteous from affliction ('He delivers the afflicted', Job 36:15).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
deliverarmdraw out
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: חָלַץ (to draw out, deliver, equip for war) -> G4506
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where חָלַץ (halas) carries significant theological or narrative weight.