חָדַל

Strong’s Definition

properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to stop, cease, desist, forego, cease to be, leave undone, forbear
• 2.(qal)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châdal; Pronunciation: khaw-dal'