H2489 חֵלְכָא

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences

חֵלְכָא

chêlᵉkâʼ · khay-lek-aw'

Definition

a wretch, i.e. unfortunate

KJV Renderings

poor.

Derivation / Etymology

or חֵלְכָה; apparently from an unused root probably meaning to be dark or (figuratively) unhappy;

KJV Verses (2)

Psalms 10:8He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
Psalms 10:14Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.