חֹבֵל

Strong’s Definition

a sailor

Etymology & Derivation

active participle from H2254 (חָבַל) (in the sense of handling ropes);

KJV Usage

pilot, shipmaster.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.sailor, seaman

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chôbêl; Pronunciation: kho-bale'