H2254Hebrew

חָבַל

châbal(khaw-bal')
34 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word

Definition

From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)

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)

Translated in KJV as

[idiom] at allbandbring forth(deal) corrupt(-ly)destroyoffendlay to (take a) pledgespoiltravail[idiom] verywithhold.

Etymology

a primitive root;

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