Strong's Hebrew: 2488. חֲלִצַת (chalitsah) -- Removal, deliverance, or drawing off

Strong's Lexicon

chalitsah: Removal, deliverance, or drawing off

Original Word: חֲלִיצָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: chaliytsah
Pronunciation: khah-lee-tsah'
Phonetic Spelling: (khal-ee-tsaw')
Definition: Removal, deliverance, or drawing off
Meaning: spoil

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָלַץ (chalats), meaning "to draw off" or "to remove."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of levirate marriage and the associated practices do not have a direct Greek equivalent in the New Testament. However, the idea of deliverance and redemption can be linked to Greek terms such as λύτρωσις (lutrosis, Strong's G3085), meaning "redemption" or "deliverance."

Usage: The term "chalitsah" primarily refers to the act of removal or deliverance. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, it is often associated with the removal of a sandal, symbolizing a legal transaction or a form of deliverance. The word is used in the context of levirate marriage, where the removal of a sandal signifies the refusal to marry a brother's widow, thus releasing her from the obligation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the practice of levirate marriage was a means to preserve family lineage and property within a clan. If a man died without leaving a son, his brother was expected to marry the widow to produce offspring in the deceased brother's name. If the brother refused, the widow would perform the chalitsah ceremony, which involved removing his sandal and spitting in his face, as a public declaration of his refusal. This act symbolized the transfer of responsibility and the widow's freedom to marry outside the family.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chalats
Definition
what is stripped off (a person)
NASB Translation
spoil (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[חֲלִיצָה] noun feminine what is stripped off a person, as plunder, in war; — only suffix חֲלִצָתוֺ 2 Samuel 2:21; חֲלִיצוֺתָם Judges 14:19.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

armour

From Chelets; spoil -- armour.

see HEBREW Chelets

Forms and Transliterations

חֲלִ֣יצוֹתָ֔ם חֲלִצָת֑וֹ חליצותם חלצתו chalitzaTo chaLitzoTam ḥă·li·ṣā·ṯōw ḥă·lî·ṣō·w·ṯām ḥăliṣāṯōw ḥălîṣōwṯām

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