pain, trembling, terror, writhing, anguish

Root √חול: חוּל חִיל vb whirl dance writhe Qal dance twist writhe , whirl whirl about , Po‛lel dance writhe with bear bring forth in travail. (poet.) wait anxiously Po‛lal be made to writhe be brought forth Hiph cause to be in anguish . Hoph be born . Hithpol whirling writhing suffering torture , wait longingly . Hithpalp and she writhed .in anxiety .

חַלְחָלָה n.f anguish .