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Art | Adj-ms  |  1× in 1 sense
the weak (person)
This adjective, used substantively with the definite article, means 'the weak one.' Joel 3:10 uses it in a striking call to reverse normal expectations: 'Let the weak say, I am a mighty man.' The prophet envisions a day when ordinary distinctions of strength dissolve—even the frail will claim warrior status in the eschatological gathering. It's part of Joel's larger vision of cosmic upheaval and role reversal.

Senses
1. sense 1 A weak or feeble person, used substantively. The definite article ('the weak') makes it a class designation rather than a mere description. Spanish 'el débil' (the weak one) and French 'faible' (weak) capture the sense. Joel 3:10 uses this in prophetic hyperbole: when God acts, even inherent human weakness becomes irrelevant. The verse deliberately inverts the beatings-into-plowshares image elsewhere in prophetic literature.
PROPERTIES_RELATIONS Able, Capable Weakness and Frailty
AR["الضَّعيفُ"]·ben["দুর্বল"]·DE["[החלש]"]·EN["the-weak"]·FR["faible"]·heb["ה-חלש"]·HI["कमज़ोर"]·ID["yang-lemah"]·IT["[החלש]"]·jav["kang-ringkih"]·KO["그-약한-자-는"]·PT["o-fraco"]·RU["слабый"]·ES["el-débil"]·SW["aliye-dhaifu"]·TR["zayıf"]·urd["کمزور"]

Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)

BDB / Lexicon Reference
חַלָּשׁ adj. weak, only c. art. as subst., הַחַלָּשׁ יאמר גבור אני Jo 4:10 the weak, let him say, I am a mighty man.