2255. chabal

Lexicon

chabal: To bind, pledge, destroy, pervert

Original Word: חֲבַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chabal
Pronunciation: khaw-BAL
Phonetic Spelling: (khab-al')
Definition: To bind, pledge, destroy, pervert
Meaning: to ruin

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

destroy, hurt

(Aramaic) corresponding to chabal; to ruin -- destroy, hurt.

see HEBREW chabal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to chabal
Definition
to destroy, hurt
NASB Translation
destroy (2), destroyed (3), harmed (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[חֲבַל] verb Pa`el destroy, hurt (see Biblical Hebrew II. חבל); — Perfect3masculine plural suffix חַבְּלוּנִי Daniel 6:23 (of lions); Imperative masculine plural suffix חַבְּלוּהִי Daniel 4:20 (suffix of tree); Infinitive לְחַבָּלָה Ezra 6:12 (accusative of temple).

Hithpa. be destroyed: Imperfect3feminine singular תִּתְחַבַּל Daniel 2:44; Daniel 6:27; Daniel 7:14 (בַּ֑ל-; all of kingdom of God).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: This Aramaic term is derived from a root that is cognate with the Hebrew חָבַל (chabal), which also means to destroy or ruin.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1581 (ἐκκόπτω, ekkoptō): This Greek term means "to cut out" or "to cut off," and it is used in the New Testament to describe actions that lead to removal or destruction, similar to the concept of ruin.
• G3075 (λυμαίνομαι, lymainomai): This Greek term means "to destroy" or "to ruin," and it is used in contexts where something is defiled or brought to a state of ruin, aligning with the meaning of חֲבַל.

These entries provide a comprehensive understanding of the term חֲבַל, its usage in the biblical text, and its thematic significance in conveying the concept of ruin and destruction.

Usage: This term is used in the context of destruction or ruin, often in a metaphorical sense, to describe the act of causing harm or devastation.

Context: • The Aramaic verb חֲבַל appears in the context of the Old Testament, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra, which contain sections written in Aramaic. It is used to describe actions that lead to destruction or ruin, often in a prophetic or apocalyptic context.
• In the book of Daniel, the term is used to describe the destructive actions of kingdoms or individuals who bring ruin upon others. For example, in Daniel 6:22 (BSB), the term is used in the context of Daniel being saved from the lions, where the potential for ruin was averted by divine intervention.
• The term is also used in Ezra 4:22 (BSB), where it describes the potential for ruin if certain actions are not taken to prevent it. This highlights the term's use in contexts where destruction is averted or anticipated.
• The use of חֲבַל in these contexts underscores the theme of divine sovereignty and protection, as well as the consequences of human actions that lead to ruin.

Forms and Transliterations

וְחַבְּל֗וּהִי וחבלוהי חַבְּל֑וּנִי חבלוני לְחַבָּלָ֛ה לחבלה תִתְחַבַּ֔ל תִתְחַבַּֽל׃ תתחבל תתחבל׃ chabbeLuni ḥab·bə·lū·nî ḥabbəlūnî lə·ḥab·bā·lāh lechabbaLah ləḥabbālāh ṯiṯ·ḥab·bal titchabBal ṯiṯḥabbal vechabbeLuhi wə·ḥab·bə·lū·hî wəḥabbəlūhî

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 6:12
HEB: יְדֵ֗הּ לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛ה לְחַבָּלָ֛ה בֵּית־ אֱלָהָ֥א
NAS: to change [it], so as to destroy this
KJV: to alter [and] to destroy this
INT: to their hand to change to destroy house of God

Daniel 2:44
HEB: לְעָלְמִין֙ לָ֣א תִתְחַבַּ֔ל וּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔ה לְעַ֥ם
NAS: will never be destroyed, and [that] kingdom
KJV: which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom
INT: forever shall not be destroyed and kingdom people

Daniel 4:23
HEB: גֹּ֨דּוּ אִֽילָנָ֜א וְחַבְּל֗וּהִי בְּרַ֨ם עִקַּ֤ר
NAS: the tree and destroy it; yet
KJV: down, and destroy it; yet
INT: Chop the tree and destroy yet the stump

Daniel 6:22
HEB: אַרְיָוָתָ֖א וְלָ֣א חַבְּל֑וּנִי כָּל־ קֳבֵ֗ל
NAS: mouths and they have not harmed me, inasmuch
KJV: that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as
INT: the lions' no harmed all according to

Daniel 6:26
HEB: דִּֽי־ לָ֣א תִתְחַבַּ֔ל וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ עַד־
NAS: is one which will not be destroyed, And His dominion
KJV: [that] which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion
INT: which shall not will not be destroyed and his dominion unto

Daniel 7:14
HEB: דִּי־ לָ֥א תִתְחַבַּֽל׃ פ
NAS: is one Which will not be destroyed.
KJV: [that] which shall not be destroyed.
INT: Which shall not will not be destroyed

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2255
6 Occurrences

ḥab·bə·lū·nî — 1 Occ.
lə·ḥab·bā·lāh — 1 Occ.
ṯiṯ·ḥab·bal — 3 Occ.
wə·ḥab·bə·lū·hî — 1 Occ.