H2254Hebrewḥabbēl

חָבַל

[idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold.

27
Total Occurrences
12
Books
27
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to bind
  • 2(qal)
  • 3(qal) to hold by a pledge, take in pledge, hold in pledge
  • 4(qal) to spoil, corrupt, offend
  • 5(piel) to writhe, twist, travail
  • 6(niphal) to be ruined
  • 7(niphal) to give a pledge, become pledged
  • 8to take a pledge, lay to pledge
  • 9(piel) to destroy, ruin
  • 10(pual) to be ruined, be broken
  • 11to destroy, spoil, deal corruptly, offend
  • 12to bring forth, travail

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châbal; Pronunciation: khaw-bal'