Strong's Concordance
Original word: חֵלְכָה
Transliteration: chelekah
Definition (short): unfortunate
Definition (full): a wretch, unfortunate
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: from an unused word
Definition: hapless, unfortunate
NASB Translation: unfortunate (3).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Or chelkah {khay-lek-aw'}; apparently from an unused root probably meaning to be dark or (figuratively) unhappy; a wretch, i.e. Unfortunate -- poor.
References
KJV:
He 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.
NASB:
He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.
KJV:
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
NASB:
He crouches, he bows down, And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.
KJV:
Thou 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.
NASB:
You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand. The unfortunate commits himself to You; You have been the helper of the orphan.