Strong’s H2254
חָבַל — châbal
חָבַל (châbal, Strong’s H2254) means: to wind tightly (as a rope), i.
to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
- H2254
- /khaw-bal'/
- 27× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- châbal
- Pronunciation
- khaw-bal'
- Occurrences
- 27
Meaning
- Hebrew
- חָבַל
- Definition
- to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- King James Version renders it as
- [idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold.
Words derived from châbal
- חֲבַל chăbalH2255 · to ruin · 6×
- חֶבֶל chebelH2256 · a rope · 62×
- חֲבֹל chăbôlH2258 · a pawn · 4×
- חֹבֵל chôbêlH2259 · a sailor · 5×
- חִבֵּל chibbêlH2260 · a mast · 1×
- תַּחְבֻּלָה tachbulâhH8458 · steerage (as a management of rope · 7×
Where it appears
The first verses that use châbal (27 times in all).
Sources
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