חָבַל

Strong’s 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)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

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

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to 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
• 8.to take a pledge, lay to pledge
• 9.(piel) to destroy, ruin
• 10.(pual) to be ruined, be broken
• 11.to destroy, spoil, deal corruptly, offend
• 12.to bring forth, travail

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châbal; Pronunciation: khaw-bal'