Lexicon chabal: To bind, pledge, destroy, pervert, act corruptly Original Word: חָבַל Strong's Exhaustive Concordance band, bring forth, deal corruptly, destroy, offend, spoil, A primitive root; 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) -- X at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay &? To (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, X very, withhold. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [חָבַל] verb bind, pledge (Arabic  bind; compare Aramaic  ,  travail; חֲבַל pledge (but rare and dubious); especially  cord, field, חַבְלָא cord,  , חֶבְלָא pain, especially of travail; Sabean חבל border-territory, or field, SabDenkm48.49; Ethiopic  ZimBP 93 n., compare Assyrian na—balu, rope, snare (but — =  )) — Qal Perfect חָבָ֑ל Ezekiel 18:16 Imperfect יַחֲבֹל Deuteronomy 24:6; 2masculine singular תַּחֲבֹל Deuteronomy 24:17; תַּחְבֹּל Ezekiel 22:25; Job 22:6; יַחְבְּלוּ Job 24:3; יַחְבֹּ֑לוּ Job 24:9; Imperative suffix חַבְלֵהוּ Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 27:13; Infinitive absolute חָבֹל Exodus 22:25; Participle active חֹבֵל Deuteronomy 24:6, compare חֹבְלִים Zechariah 11:7,14 (name of מַקֵּל); passive חֲבֻלִים Amos 2:8; — 1 bind, only in חֹבְלִים, name of one of Zechariah's symbolic staves, Zechariah 11:7,14 symbolic of fraternity. Especially 2 bind by taking a pledge of, hold by a pledge, followed by accusative of person Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 27:13; Job 22:6; take or hold in pledge, followed by accusative of thing Exodus 22:25 ( J E), Deuteronomy 24:6 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 24:17; Job 24:3; followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb חֲבֹל Ezekiel 18:16; עַלעָֿנִי יַחְבֹּ֑לוּ Job 24:9 probably pregnant (see Di) take pledges (getting power) over the poor; בְּגָדִים חֲבֻלִים Amos 2:8 garments taken in pledge. Niph`al Imperfect יֵחָ֫בֶל לוֺ Proverbs 13:13 becometh pledged to it (i.e. pledged to pay the penalty, opposed to יְשֻׁלָּ֑ם), so Ew Hi De Now Str RVm VB. > below II. חָבַל q. v. Pi`el Perfect3feminine singular חִבְּלָה Songs 8:5; חִבְּלַתְךָ Songs 8:5; Imperfect יְחַבֶּלֿ Psalm 7:15; — writhe, twist, hence travail; of mother Songs 8:5 (twice in verse) (with accusative of child; "" יְלָדָ֑תְךָ); metaphor of wicked man יְחַבֶּלאָֿ֑וֶן וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָֽׁקֶר ׃ Psalm 7:15. II. חָבַל verb act (ruinously) corruptly (Late Hebrew id. wound, injure; Arabic Qal Perfect1plural חָבַלְנוּ Nehemiah 1:7; Imperfect1singular אֶחְבֹּל Job 34:31; Infinitive construct (used as absolute) Nehemiah 1:7; — act corruptly against, חֲבֹל חבלנו לְ Nehemiah 1:7; absolute Job 34:31. Niph`al Imperfect יֵחָ֫בֶל לוֺ Proverbs 13:13 shall be ruined (לְ reflexive), Thes Rob-Ges AV RV, but < I. חָבַל (q. v.) Pi`el ruin, destroy: Perfect3masculine singular consecutive וְחִבֵּל את מעשׂה ידיך Ecclesiastes 5:5, subject God. Imperfect3feminine singular תְּחַבֵּל וְחֶבֶל נִמְרָץ Micah 2:10 that destroyeth, even with sore destruction; but read rather ׳נ ׳תְּחֻבְּלוּ ח ye shall be destroyed with etc., so ᵐ5 Roo Che. Infinitive construct לְחַבֵּל with accusative, the poor Isaiah 32:7, the land Isaiah 13:5; absolute Isaiah 54:16; compare Participle plural מְחַבְּלִים Songs 2:15 with accusative of foxes ruining vineyards. Pu`al Perfect3masculine singular וְחֻבַּל consecutive Isaiah 10:27 of yoke, be ruined, broken, si vera lectio; RSJPh xiii. 1885, p. 62 proposes יחדל, compare also Checritical note.; and remark by Di Du; 3 feminine singular חֻבָּ֑לָה Job 17:1 my spirit is broken ("" יָמַי נִזְעָ֑כוּ); Imperfect2masculine plural תְּחֻבְּלוּ Micah 2:10 (emendation: see above) Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G853: αφορίζω (aphorizo) • to separate, divide Usage: • The verb חָבַל (chabal) is used in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, often conveying the idea of binding or pledging, as well as causing destruction or perversion. It can also describe the physical act of writhing in pain. Context: • The Hebrew verb חָבַל (chabal) appears in several contexts throughout the Old Testament, illustrating a range of meanings from physical binding to metaphorical destruction. In legal contexts, it often refers to the act of taking a pledge or security, as seen in Exodus 22:26, "If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, return it to him by sunset." This usage underscores the importance of fairness and compassion in financial dealings. Forms and Transliterations אֶחְבֹּֽל׃ אחבל׃ וְחִבֵּ֖ל וְחֻבַּ֥ל וחבל חֲבֹ֖ל חֲבֻלִים֙ חִבְּלַ֣תְךָ חִבְּלָ֥ה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ חָבַ֣לְנוּ חָבָ֔ל חָבֹ֥ל חֹבֵֽל׃ חֻ֭בָּלָה חבל חבל׃ חבלה חבלהו׃ חבלים חבלנו חבלתך יְחַבֶּל־ יֵחָ֣בֶל יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ יַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃ יַחֲבֹ֥ל יחבל יחבל־ יחבלו יחבלו׃ לְחַבֵּ֖ל לְחַבֵּ֤ל לְחַבֵּֽל׃ לחבל לחבל׃ מְחַבְּלִ֣ים מחבלים תְּחַבֵּ֖ל תַּחְבֹּ֖ל תַחְבֹּ֣ל תַחֲבֹ֔ל תחבל ’eḥ·bōl ’eḥbōl chaVal chaValnu chavLehu chaVol chavuLim chibbeLah chibbeLatcha choVel Chubbalah echBol ḥā·ḇāl ḥā·ḇal·nū ḥă·ḇōl ḥā·ḇōl ḥă·ḇu·lîm ḥaḇ·lê·hū ḥāḇāl ḥāḇalnū ḥaḇlêhū ḥăḇōl ḥāḇōl ḥăḇulîm ḥib·bə·lāh ḥib·bə·laṯ·ḵā ḥibbəlāh ḥibbəlaṯḵā ḥō·ḇêl ḥōḇêl ḥub·bā·lāh ḥubbālāh lə·ḥab·bêl lechabBel ləḥabbêl mə·ḥab·bə·lîm mechabbeLim məḥabbəlîm ṯa·ḥă·ḇōl tachaVol tachBol taḥ·bōl ṯaḥ·bōl ṯaḥăḇōl taḥbōl ṯaḥbōl tə·ḥab·bêl techabBel təḥabbêl vechibBel vechubBal wə·ḥib·bêl wə·ḥub·bal wəḥibbêl wəḥubbal ya·ḥă·ḇōl yachaVol yachbeLu yachBolu yaḥ·bə·lū yaḥ·bō·lū yaḥăḇōl yaḥbəlū yaḥbōlū yê·ḥā·ḇel yə·ḥab·bel- yechabbel yeChavel yəḥabbel- yêḥāḇelLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 22:26 HEB: אִם־ חָבֹ֥ל תַּחְבֹּ֖ל שַׂלְמַ֣ת NAS: If you ever take your neighbor's KJV: If thou at all take thy neighbour's INT: If ever take cloak Exodus 22:26 Deuteronomy 24:6 Deuteronomy 24:6 Deuteronomy 24:17 Nehemiah 1:7 Nehemiah 1:7 Job 17:1 Job 22:6 Job 24:3 Job 24:9 Job 34:31 Psalm 7:14 Proverbs 13:13 Proverbs 20:16 Proverbs 27:13 Ecclesiastes 5:6 Songs 2:15 Songs 8:5 Songs 8:5 Isaiah 10:27 Isaiah 13:5 Isaiah 32:7 Isaiah 54:16 Ezekiel 18:16 27 Occurrences |
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corrupt or render unsound (the mind, a limb, etc.), 
be deranged (in mind); Assyrian —abâlu, injure, VR62, 11; Aramaic 
, חַבֵּל corrupt, ruin; Ethiopic 
be arrogant, audacious; Sabean חֿבל DHMEpigr. Denkm. 48; compare Palmyrene חבל mortuus VogNo. 161 and often) — 
