Lexicon :: Strong's H2254 - ḥāḇal

חָבַל

Transliteration

ḥāḇal

Pronunciation

khaw-bal'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 592,593,594,5

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

חָבַל châbal, khaw-bal'; a primitive root; 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):—× at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, × very, withhold.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's H2254 in the following manner: destroy (7x), take a pledge (5x), pledge (5x), bands (2x), brought forth (2x), at all (1x), corrupt (1x), corruptly (1x), offend (1x), spoil (1x), travaileth (1x), very (1x), withholden (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to bind
1. (Qal)
  1. to bind
to take a pledge, lay to pledge
1. (Qal) to hold by a pledge, take in pledge, hold in pledge
2. (Niphal) to give a pledge, become pledged
to destroy, spoil, deal corruptly, offend
1. (Qal) to spoil, corrupt, offend
2. (Niphal) to be ruined
3. (Piel) to destroy, ruin
4. (Pual) to be ruined, be broken
to bring forth, travail
1. (Piel) to writhe, twist, travail

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H2254: Abbreviations

† I. [חָבַל] verb bind, pledge (Arabic حَبَلَ bind; compare Aramaic Lfbo, Lebfo travail; חֲבַל pledge (but rare and dubious); especially Hbfo cord, field, חַבְלָא cord, Hbeo, חֶבְלָא pain, especially of travail; Sabean חבל border-territory, or field, SabDenkm^{48. 49}; Ethiopic ሐበለ፡ Zim^{BP 93 n.}, compare Assyrian naḫbalu, rope, snare (but ḫ = خ)) —
Qal Perfect חָבָ֑ל Ezekiel 18:16 Imperfect יַחֲבֹל Deuteronomy 24:6; 2nd person masculine singular תַּחֲבֹל Deuteronomy 24:17; תַּחְבֹּל Ezekiel 22:25; Job 22:6; יַחְבְּלוּ Job 24:3; יַחְבֹּ֑לוּ Job 24:9; Imperative suffix חַבְלֵהוּ Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 27:13; Infinitive absolute חָבֹל Exodus 22:25; Participle active חֹבֵל Deuteronomy 24:6, compare חֹבְלִים Zechariah 11:7, 14 (name of מַקֵּל); passive חֲבֻלִים Amos 2:8; —

1. bind, only in חֹבְלִים, name of one of Zechariah's symbolic staves, Zechariah 11:7, 14 symbolic of fraternity. Especially

2. bind by taking a pledge of, hold by a pledge, followed by accusative of person Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 27:13; Job 22:6; take or hold in pledge, followed by accusative of thing Exodus 22:25 (J E), Deuteronomy 24:6 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 24:17; Job 24:3; followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb חֲבֹל Ezekiel 18:16; עַלעָֿנִי יַחְבֹּ֑לוּ Job 24:9 probably pregnant (see Di) take pledges (getting power) over the poor; בְּגָדִים חֲבֻלִים Amos 2:8 garments taken in pledge.

Niph. Imperfect יֵחָ֫בֶל לוֺ Proverbs 13:13 becometh pledged to it (i.e. pledged to pay the penalty, opposed to יְשֻׁלָּ֑ם), so Ew Hi De Now Str RVm VB. > below II. חָבַל which see.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular חִבְּלָה Songs 8:5; חִבְּלַתְךָ Songs 8:5; Imperfect יְחַבֶּלֿ Psalm 7:15; — writhe, twist, hence travail; of mother Songs 8:5 (twice in verse) (with accusative of child; || יְלָדָ֑תְךָ); metaphor of wicked man יְחַבֶּלאָֿ֑וֶן וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָֽׁקֶר ׃ Psalm 7:15.

II. חָבַל verb act (ruinously) corruptly (Late Hebrew id. wound, injure; Arabic حَبَلَ corrupt or render unsound (the mind, a limb, etc.), حَبِلَ be deranged (in mind); Assyrian ḫabâlu, injure, VR^{62, 11}; Aramaic Lebfo, חַבֵּל corrupt, ruin; Ethiopic ተነበለ፡ be arrogant, audacious; Sabean חֿבל DHM^{Epigr. Denkm. 48}; compare Palmyrene חבל mortuus Vog^{No. 161} and often) —
Qal Perfect 1st person plural חָבַלְנוּ Nehemiah 1:7; Imperfect 1st person singular אֶחְבֹּל Job 34:31; Infinitive construct (used as absolute) Nehemiah 1:7; — act corruptly against, חֲבֹל חבלנו לְ Nehemiah 1:7; absolute Job 34:31.
Niph. Imperfect יֵחָ֫בֶל לוֺ Proverbs 13:13 shall be ruined (לְ reflexive), Thes Rob-Ges AV RV, but < I. חָבַל (which see).
Pi. ruin, destroy: Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְחִבֵּל את מעשׂה ידיך Ecclesiastes 5:5, subject God. Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תְּחַבֵּל וְחֶבֶל נִמְרָץ Micah 2:10 that destroyeth, even with sore destruction; but read rather נ׳ תְּחֻבְּלוּ ח׳ ye shall be destroyed with etc., so Roo Che. Infinitive construct לְחַבֵּל with accusative, the poor Isaiah 32:7, the land Isaiah 13:5; absolute Isaiah 54:16; compare Participle plural מְחַבְּלִים Songs 2:15 with accusative of foxes ruining vineyards.
Pu. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וְחֻבַּל consecutive Isaiah 10:27 of yoke, be ruined, broken, si vera lectio; RS^{JPh xiii. 1885, p. 62} proposes יחדל, compare also Che^{critical note}.; and remark by Di Du; 3rd person feminine singular חֻבָּ֑לָה Job 17:1 my spirit is broken (|| יָמַי נִזְעָ֑כוּ); Imperfect 2nd person masculine plural תְּחֻבְּלוּ Micah 2:10 (emendation: see above).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2255.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

22:25; 22:25

Deuteronomy

24:6; 24:6; 24:6; 24:17; 24:17

Nehemiah

1:7; 1:7; 1:7

Job

17:1; 22:6; 22:6; 24:3; 24:3; 24:9; 24:9; 34:31; 34:31

Psalms

7:15; 7:15

Proverbs

13:13; 13:13; 20:16; 20:16; 27:13; 27:13

Ecclesiastes

5:5

Song of Songs

2:15; 8:5; 8:5; 8:5

Isaiah

10:27; 13:5; 32:7; 54:16

Ezekiel

18:16; 18:16; 22:25

Amos

2:8; 2:8

Micah

2:10; 2:10

Zechariah

11:7; 11:7; 11:14; 11:14

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H2254 matches the Hebrew חָבַל (ḥāḇal),
which occurs 27 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Exo 22:26

Exo 22:26 - If thou at all^H2254 take^H2254 ➔ thy neighbour's^H7453 raiment^H8008 to pledge,^H2254 thou shalt deliver^H7725 it unto him by^H5704 that the sun^H8121 goeth down:^H935

Deu 24:6

Deu 24:6 - No man shall take^H2254 ➔ the nether^H7347 or the upper millstone^H7393 to pledge:^H2254 for he taketh^H2254 ➔ a man's life^H5315 to pledge.^H2254

Deu 24:17

Deu 24:17 - Thou shalt not pervert^H5186 the judgment^H4941 of the stranger,^H1616 nor of the fatherless;^H3490 nor take^H2254 ➔ a widow's^H490 raiment^H899 to pledge:^H2254

Neh 1:7

Neh 1:7 - We have dealt very^H2254 corruptly^H2254 against thee, and have not kept^H8104 the commandments,^H4687 nor the statutes,^H2706 nor the judgments,^H4941 which thou commandedst^H6680 thy servant^H5650 Moses.^H4872

Job 17:1

Job 17:1 - My breath^H7307 is corrupt,^H2254 my days^H3117 are extinct,^H2193 the graves^H6913 are ready for me.

Job 22:6

Job 22:6 - For thou hast taken a pledge^H2254 from thy brother^H251 for nought,^H2600 and stripped^H6584 the naked^H6174 of their clothing.^H899

Job 24:3

Job 24:3 - They drive away^H5090 the ass^H2543 of the fatherless,^H3490 they take^H2254 ➔ the widow's^H490 ox^H7794 for a pledge.^H2254

Job 24:9

Job 24:9 - They pluck^H1497 the fatherless^H3490 from the breast,^H7699 and take a pledge^H2254 of the poor.^H6041

Job 34:31

Job 34:31 - Surely it is meet to be said^H559 unto God,^H410 I have borne^H5375 chastisement, I will not offend^H2254 any more:

Psa 7:14

Psa 7:14 - Behold, he travaileth^H2254 with iniquity,^H205 and hath conceived^H2029 mischief,^H5999 and brought forth^H3205 falsehood.^H8267

Pro 13:13

Pro 13:13 - Whoso despiseth^H936 the word^H1697 shall be destroyed:^H2254 but he that feareth^H3373 the commandment^H4687 shall be rewarded.^H7999

Pro 20:16

Pro 20:16 - Take^H3947 his garment^H899 that is surety^H6148 for a stranger:^H2114 and take a pledge^H2254 of him for a strange woman.^H5237

Pro 27:13

Pro 27:13 - Take^H3947 his garment^H899 that is surety^H6148 for a stranger,^H2114 and take a pledge^H2254 of him for a strange woman.^H5237

Ecc 5:6

Ecc 5:6 - Suffer^H5414 not thy mouth^H6310 to cause thy flesh^H1320 to sin;^H2398 neither say^H559 thou before^H6440 the angel,^H4397 that it was an error:^H7684 wherefore should God^H430 be angry^H7107 at thy voice,^H6963 and destroy^H2254 the work^H4639 of thine hands?^H3027

Sng 2:15

Sng 2:15 - Take^H270 us the foxes,^H7776 the little^H6996 foxes,^H7776 that spoil^H2254 the vines:^H3754 for our vines^H3754 have tender grapes.^H5563

Sng 8:5

Sng 8:5 - Who is this that cometh up^H5927 from the wilderness,^H4057 leaning^H7514 upon her beloved?^H1730 I raised^H5782 thee up under the apple tree:^H8598 there thy mother^H517 brought thee forth:^H2254 there she brought thee forth^H2254 that bare^H3205 thee.

Isa 10:27

Isa 10:27 - And it shall come to pass in that day,^H3117 that his burden^H5448 shall be taken away^H5493 from off thy shoulder,^H7926 and his yoke^H5923 from off thy neck,^H6677 and the yoke^H5923 shall be destroyed^H2254 because^H6440 of the anointing.^H8081

Isa 13:5

Isa 13:5 - They come^H935 from a far^H4801 country,^H776 from the end^H7097 of heaven,^H8064 even the LORD,^H3068 and the weapons^H3627 of his indignation,^H2195 to destroy^H2254 the whole land.^H776

Isa 32:7

Isa 32:7 - The instruments^H3627 also of the churl^H3596 are evil:^H7451 he deviseth^H3289 wicked devices^H2154 to destroy^H2254 the poor^H6041^H6035 with lying^H8267 words,^H561 even when the needy^H34 speaketh^H1696 right.^H4941

Isa 54:16

Isa 54:16 - Behold, I have created^H1254 the smith^H2796 that bloweth^H5301 the coals^H6352 in the fire,^H784 and that bringeth forth^H3318 an instrument^H3627 for his work;^H4639 and I have created^H1254 the waster^H7843 to destroy.^H2254

Eze 18:16

Eze 18:16 - Neither hath oppressed^H3238 any,^H376 hath not withholden^H2254 the pledge,^H2258 neither hath spoiled^H1497 by violence,^H1500 but hath given^H5414 his bread^H3899 to the hungry,^H7457 and hath covered^H3680 the naked^H5903 with a garment,^H899

Amo 2:8

Amo 2:8 - And they lay themselves down^H5186 upon clothes^H899 laid to pledge^H2254 by^H681 every altar,^H4196 and they drink^H8354 the wine^H3196 of the condemned^H6064 in the house^H1004 of their god.^H430

Mic 2:10

Mic 2:10 - Arise^H6965 ye, and depart;^H3212 for this is not your rest:^H4496 because it is polluted,^H2930 it shall destroy^H2254 you, even with a sore^H4834 destruction.^H2256