{"def":{"lit":"painful","short":"Chalach, a region of Assyria","long":["a city or district in Mesopotamia under Assyrian control where the Israelite captives were taken"]},"deriv":"probably of foreign origin","pronun":{"ipa":"ħə̆ˈlɑħ","ipa_mod":"χə̆ˈlɑχ","sbl":"ḥălaḥ","dic":"huh-LA","dic_mod":"huh-LAHK"}}