חֲבַל

Strong’s Definition

to ruin

Etymology & Derivation

(Aramaic) corresponding to H2254 (חָבַל);

KJV Usage

destroy, hurt.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to hurt, destroy
• 2.(pael) to hurt, destroy
• 3.(ithpael) to be destroyed

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chăbal; Pronunciation: khab-al'