2308. chadal

Lexicon

chadal: To cease, desist, leave off, refrain, forsake

Original Word: חָדַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chadal
Pronunciation: khaw-DAL
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-dal')
Definition: To cease, desist, leave off, refrain, forsake
Meaning: to be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave off, let alone, rest,

A primitive root; properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle -- cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to cease
NASB Translation
cease (10), ceased (8), ceasing (1), deserted (1), fail (1), failed (1), gave (1), hold back (1), leave (5), let my alone (1), neglects (1), never mind (2), no (1), past (1), quit (1), refrain (6), refrained (1), refuse (1), regarding* (1), rest (1), stop (4), stopped (4), stops (1), unavoidable* (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חָדַל verb cease (Sabean חדל be negligent, SabDenkm⁷⁶) —

Qal Perfect חָדַל Genesis 18:11 4t.; וְחָדַל consecutive Numbers 9:13; Psalm 49:9; 2masculine singular וְחָדַלְתָּ֫ Exodus 23:5; plural הָֽדְּלוּ Judges 5:6 4t.; חָד֑לּוּ (compare Kö^{i, 243}) Judges 5:7; 1 Samuel 2:5; 1plural חָדַלְנוּ Jeremiah 44:18; Imperfect יֶחְדַּל Deuteronomy 15:11 + (Job 10:20 Kt יחדל jussive > Qr וַחֲדָ֑ל Imperative); אֶחְדָּ֑ל Judges 15:7 3t.; וְאַחְדְּלָה Job 16:6; plural יֶחְדָּ֑לוּ Ezekiel 2:5 2t.; יֶחְדָּלוּ֔ן Exodus 9:29; וַיַּחְדְּלוּ Genesis 11:8; Exodus 9:33, נֶחְדָּ֑ל 1 Kings 22:15, etc.; Infinitive construct חֲדֹל 1 Samuel 12:23; Imperative חֲדַל Exodus 14:12 +, etc.; חִדְלוּ Isaiah 1:16; Isaiah 2:22; חֲדָ֑לוּ Zechariah 11:22; —

1 cease, come to an end Exodus 9:29,33,34 (J), Isaiah 24:8; impersonal חָדַל לִהְיוֺת לְשָׂרָה Genesis 18:11 (J); cease to be Deuteronomy 15:11 (followed by מִן), and in poetry Judges 5:6,7 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 2:5; Job 14:7; = be lacking, fail Job 19:14; Proverbs 10:19.

2 cease, leave off, followed by infinitive with לְ Genesis 11:8 (J), Genesis 41:49 (E), Numbers 9:13 (P), 1 Samuel 12:23; 1 Samuel 23:13; Jeremiah 44:18; Jeremiah 51:30; Deuteronomy 23:23; Psalm 36:4; Proverbs 19:27; Ruth 1:18; infinitive alone Isaiah 1:16; so also Hosea 8:10, where read וְחָֽדְלוּ for וַיָּחֵלּוּ ᵐ5 Che We; followed by infinitive with מִן Exodus 23:5 (JE), 1 Kings 15:21 2Chronicles 16:5; followed by substantive with מִן (cease regarding) Isaiah 2:22 (but Che Du and others treat see as interpolation; omitted by ᵐ5), 1 Samuel 9:5; Proverbs 23:4; followed by מֵאלהים2Chronicles 35:21, i.e. leave off provoking God; Exodus 14:12 (J), followed by מִמֶּנּו desist from us, let us alone; Job 7:16; followed by accusative Job 3:17 רֹגֶז ׳ח; Job 14:6 have rest (i.e. cease from being troubled, see Di; compare Job 14:1); no complem. expressed, cease, forbear Judges 15:7; Judges 20:28; Amos 7:5; 1 Kings 22:6,15 2Chronicles 18:5,14; Jeremiah 40:4; Jeremiah 41:8; Zechariah 11:12; Psalm 49:9; Job 16:6; 2Chronicles 25:16; specifically of refusal to hear Ezekiel 2:5,7; Ezekiel 3:11,27 (all opposed to שָׁמַע).

Hoph`al Perfect (contracted) with interrogative particle הֶחֳדַלְתִּי Judges 9:9,11,13 should I be made to leave, followed by accusative (compare Kö^{i, 240 ff.}); **Job 10:20 (but read here probably יְמֵי חֶלְדִּי ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Bi Bu Du); but perhaps read הֶחָדַלְתִּי,

Qal Perfect Stu Be, compare, for accusative followed by, Job 3:17.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G447: ἀνίημι (aniēmi) • to send up, let go, relax
• G544: ἀπολείπω (apoleipō) • to leave, leave behind
• G550: ἀποστασία (apostasia) • defection, apostasy
• G566: ἀφίημι (aphiēmi) • to send away, leave alone, permit
• G567: ἀφίστημι (aphistēmi) • to lead away, depart from
• G568: ἀφίσταμαι (aphistamai) • to withdraw, remove
• G620: ἀπολείπω (apoleipō) • to leave, leave behind
• G863: ἀφίημι (aphiēmi) • to send away, leave alone, permit
• G868: ἀπολείπω (apoleipō) • to leave, leave behind
• G1013: βούλομαι (boulomai) • to will, intend, desire
• G1257: διαλείπω (dialeipō) • to leave off, cease
• G1410: δύναμαι (dynamai) • to be able, have power
• G1439: ἐάω (eao) • to allow, permit
• G1572: ἐκλείπω (ekleipō) • to leave out, omit
• G1587: ἐκλείπω (ekleipō) • to leave out, omit
• G1628: ἐκλείπω (ekleipō) • to leave out, omit
• G1907: ἐπέχω (epechō) • to hold upon, hold back
• G2270: ἡσυχάζω (hēsychazō) • to be quiet, rest
• G2309: θέλω (thelō) • to will, wish, desire
• G2869: κοπιάω (kopiaō) • to grow weary, toil
• G2872: κοπιάω (kopiaō) • to grow weary, toil
• G3928: παραλείπω (paraleipō) • to leave aside, neglect
• G3935: παραλείπω (paraleipō) • to leave aside, neglect
• G3973: παύω (pauō) • to stop, cease
• G4337: προσέχω (prosechō) • to hold to, pay attention to
• G4623: σιωπάω (siōpaō) • to be silent, keep still
• G5302: ὑστερέω (hystereō) • to be lacking, fall short

Usage: The verb חָדַל (chadal) is used in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible to convey the idea of ceasing, desisting, or being lacking. It can refer to stopping an action, being idle, or something that is insufficient or missing.

Context: The Hebrew verb חָדַל (chadal) appears in several contexts throughout the Old Testament, often conveying the notion of ceasing or desisting from an action. It is a primitive root that can imply a state of being idle or lacking. The term is used in both literal and figurative senses, describing physical cessation as well as metaphorical or spiritual inactivity.

In the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), חָדַל is translated in various ways depending on the context. For example, in Genesis 11:8, it is used to describe the cessation of building the city of Babel: "So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city." Here, חָדַל conveys the idea of stopping an activity.

In Exodus 5:8, it is used in the context of labor: "But require of them the same quota of bricks as before; do not reduce it. They are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’" The term is associated with idleness or lack of productivity.

The verb also appears in contexts of desisting from sin or wrongdoing, as seen in Isaiah 1:16: "Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!" Here, חָדַל is a call to cease sinful behavior.

Overall, חָדַל is a versatile term that captures the essence of stopping, desisting, or being insufficient, whether in physical, moral, or spiritual dimensions.

Forms and Transliterations

אֶחְדָּ֑ל אֶחְדָּֽל׃ אחדל אחדל׃ הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ החדלתי וְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗ה וְחָדַ֥ל וְחָדַל֙ וְחָדַלְתָּ֖ וְיֶחְדָּ֑ל וַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּ וַֽיַּחְדְּל֤וּ וַחֲדָ֑ל וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל וַיֶּחְדַּ֖ל וַיֶּחְדַּ֣ל וַתֶּחְדַּ֖ל ואחדלה וחדל וחדלת ויחדל ויחדלו ותחדל חֲדַ֥ל חֲדַל־ חֲדָ֑ל חֲדָ֑לוּ חֲדָֽל׃ חִדְל֖וּ חִדְל֤וּ חַֽדַל־ חָ֣דְלוּ חָדְל֖וּ חָדְל֥וּ חָדְל֧וּ חָדְלוּ֩ חָדֵ֑לּוּ חָדַ֖ל חָדַ֜לְנוּ חָדַ֥ל חָדַ֨ל חָדַל֙ חדל חדל־ חדל׃ חדלו חדלנו יֶחְדַּ֥ל יֶחְדַּל־ יֶחְדָּ֑לוּ יֶחְדָּ֔ל יֶחְדָּ֔לוּ יֶחְדָּֽלוּ׃ יֶחְדָּל֗וּן יחדל יחדל־ יחדלו יחדלו׃ יחדלון מֵחֲדֹ֖ל מחדל נֶחְדָּ֑ל נחדל תֶחְדַּ֖ל תֶחְדָּֽל׃ תחדל תחדל׃ ’eḥ·dāl ’eḥdāl chaDal chaDalnu chaDalu chaDellu chadeLu chidLu echDal ḥă·ḏā·lū ḥă·ḏal ḥă·ḏāl ḥā·ḏal ḥa·ḏal- ḥă·ḏal- ḥā·ḏal·nū ḥā·ḏə·lū ḥā·ḏêl·lū ḥăḏal ḥăḏāl ḥāḏal ḥaḏal- ḥăḏal- ḥāḏalnū ḥăḏālū ḥāḏêllū ḥāḏəlū he·ḥo·ḏal·tî hechoDalti heḥoḏaltî ḥiḏ·lū ḥiḏlū mê·ḥă·ḏōl mechaDol mêḥăḏōl nechDal neḥ·dāl neḥdāl techDal ṯeḥ·dal ṯeḥ·dāl ṯeḥdal ṯeḥdāl vachaDal vaiyachdeLu vaiyechDal vattechDal veachdeLah vechaDal vechadalTa veyechDal wa·ḥă·ḏāl waḥăḏāl wat·teḥ·dal watteḥdal way·yaḥ·də·lū way·yeḥ·dal wayyaḥdəlū wayyeḥdal wə’aḥdəlāh wə·’aḥ·də·lāh wə·ḥā·ḏal wə·ḥā·ḏal·tā wə·yeḥ·dāl wəḥāḏal wəḥāḏaltā wəyeḥdāl yechDal yechDalu yechdaLun yeḥ·dā·lū yeḥ·dā·lūn yeḥ·dal yeḥ·dāl yeḥ·dal- yeḥdal yeḥdāl yeḥdal- yeḥdālū yeḥdālūn

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 11:8
HEB: כָל־ הָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּ לִבְנֹ֥ת הָעִֽיר׃
NAS: earth; and they stopped building
KJV: of all the earth: and they left off to build
INT: of the whole earth stopped building the city

Genesis 18:11
HEB: בָּאִ֖ים בַּיָּמִ֑ים חָדַל֙ לִהְי֣וֹת לְשָׂרָ֔ה
NAS: in age; Sarah was past childbearing.
KJV: in age; [and] it ceased to be with Sarah
INT: advanced age was past become Sarah

Genesis 41:49
HEB: עַ֛ד כִּי־ חָדַ֥ל לִסְפֹּ֖ר כִּי־
NAS: until he stopped measuring
KJV: much, until he left numbering;
INT: against for stopped measuring it was

Exodus 9:29
HEB: יְהוָ֑ה הַקֹּל֣וֹת יֶחְדָּל֗וּן וְהַבָּרָד֙ לֹ֣א
NAS: the thunder will cease and there will be hail
KJV: [and] the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail;
INT: the LORD the thunder will cease will be hail no

Exodus 9:33
HEB: אֶל־ יְהוָ֑ה וַֽיַּחְדְּל֤וּ הַקֹּלוֹת֙ וְהַבָּרָ֔ד
NAS: and the hail ceased, and rain
KJV: and hail ceased, and the rain
INT: to the LORD ceased and the thunder and the hail

Exodus 9:34
HEB: פַּרְעֹ֗ה כִּֽי־ חָדַ֨ל הַמָּטָ֧ר וְהַבָּרָ֛ד
NAS: and the thunder had ceased, he sinned
KJV: and the thunders were ceased, he sinned
INT: Pharaoh for had ceased the rain and the hail

Exodus 14:12
HEB: בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר חֲדַ֥ל מִמֶּ֖נּוּ וְנַֽעַבְדָ֣ה
NAS: saying, Leave us alone
KJV: saying, Let us alone, that we may serve
INT: Egypt saying Leave alone may serve

Exodus 23:5
HEB: תַּ֣חַת מַשָּׂא֔וֹ וְחָדַלְתָּ֖ מֵעֲזֹ֣ב ל֑וֹ
NAS: its load, you shall refrain from leaving
KJV: under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help
INT: under load shall refrain leaving shall surely

Numbers 9:13
HEB: לֹא־ הָיָ֗ה וְחָדַל֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הַפֶּ֔סַח
NAS: and is not on a journey, and yet neglects to observe
KJV: and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep
INT: not become neglects to observe the Passover

Deuteronomy 15:11
HEB: כִּ֛י לֹא־ יֶחְדַּ֥ל אֶבְי֖וֹן מִקֶּ֣רֶב
NAS: will never cease [to be] in the land;
KJV: For the poor shall never cease out of
INT: for will never cease the poor of

Deuteronomy 23:22
HEB: וְכִ֥י תֶחְדַּ֖ל לִנְדֹּ֑ר לֹֽא־
NAS: However, if you refrain from vowing,
KJV: But if thou shalt forbear to vow,
INT: if refrain vowing not

Judges 5:6
HEB: בִּימֵ֣י יָעֵ֔ל חָדְל֖וּ אֳרָח֑וֹת וְהֹלְכֵ֣י
NAS: the highways were deserted, And travelers
KJV: the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers
INT: the days of Jael were deserted the highways went

Judges 5:7
HEB: חָדְל֧וּ פְרָז֛וֹן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
NAS: The peasantry ceased, they ceased
KJV: [The inhabitants of] the villages ceased, they ceased
INT: ceased the peasantry Israel

Judges 5:7
HEB: פְרָז֛וֹן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חָדֵ֑לּוּ עַ֤ד שַׁקַּ֙מְתִּי֙
NAS: ceased, they ceased in Israel,
KJV: ceased, they ceased in Israel,
INT: the peasantry Israel ceased Until arose

Judges 9:9
HEB: לָהֶם֙ הַזַּ֔יִת הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ אֶת־ דִּשְׁנִ֔י
NAS: said to them, 'Shall I leave my fatness
KJV: said unto them, Should I leave my fatness,
INT: said the olive leave my fatness which

Judges 9:11
HEB: לָהֶם֙ הַתְּאֵנָ֔ה הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ אֶת־ מָתְקִ֔י
NAS: said to them, 'Shall I leave my sweetness
KJV: said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness,
INT: said the fig leave my sweetness fruit

Judges 9:13
HEB: לָהֶם֙ הַגֶּ֔פֶן הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ אֶת־ תִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔י
NAS: said to them, 'Shall I leave my new wine,
KJV: said unto them, Should I leave my wine,
INT: said the vine leave my new cheers

Judges 15:7
HEB: בָכֶ֖ם וְאַחַ֥ר אֶחְדָּֽל׃
NAS: on you, but after that I will quit.
KJV: of you, and after that I will cease.
INT: take after will quit

Judges 20:28
HEB: אָחִ֖י אִם־ אֶחְדָּ֑ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙
NAS: or shall I cease? And the LORD
KJV: my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD
INT: of my brother or cease said and the LORD

Ruth 1:18
HEB: לָלֶ֣כֶת אִתָּ֑הּ וַתֶּחְדַּ֖ל לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: with her, she said no more to her.
KJV: to go with her, then she left speaking
INT: to go for no said about

1 Samuel 2:5
HEB: נִשְׂכָּ֔רוּ וּרְעֵבִ֖ים חָדֵ֑לּוּ עַד־ עֲקָרָה֙
NAS: But those who were hungry cease [to hunger]. Even
KJV: and [they that were] hungry ceased: so that the barren
INT: hire were hungry cease Even the barren

1 Samuel 9:5
HEB: וְנָשׁ֑וּבָה פֶּן־ יֶחְדַּ֥ל אָבִ֛י מִן־
NAS: my father will cease [to be concerned] about
KJV: lest my father leave [caring] for the asses,
INT: return or will cease my father about

1 Samuel 12:23
HEB: מֵחֲטֹ֣א לַֽיהוָ֔ה מֵחֲדֹ֖ל לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל בַּעַדְכֶ֑ם
NAS: against the LORD by ceasing to pray
KJV: against the LORD in ceasing to pray
INT: sin the LORD ceasing to pray about

1 Samuel 23:13
HEB: דָּוִד֙ מִקְּעִילָ֔ה וַיֶּחְדַּ֖ל לָצֵֽאת׃
NAS: from Keilah, he gave up the pursuit.
KJV: from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
INT: David Keilah gave the pursuit

1 Kings 15:21
HEB: כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ בַּעְשָׁ֔א וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל מִבְּנ֖וֹת אֶת־
NAS: heard [of it], he ceased fortifying
KJV: heard [thereof], that he left off building
INT: heard Baasha ceased fortifying Ramah

58 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2308
58 Occurrences

ḥā·ḏal — 13 Occ.
ḥā·ḏal·nū — 1 Occ.
ḥă·ḏā·lū — 1 Occ.
ḥā·ḏêl·lū — 2 Occ.
ḥā·ḏə·lū — 5 Occ.
ḥiḏ·lū — 2 Occ.
’eḥ·dāl — 5 Occ.
he·ḥo·ḏal·tî — 3 Occ.
mê·ḥă·ḏōl — 1 Occ.
neḥ·dāl — 1 Occ.
ṯeḥ·dal — 2 Occ.
wa·ḥă·ḏāl — 1 Occ.
way·yaḥ·də·lū — 2 Occ.
way·yeḥ·dal — 5 Occ.
wat·teḥ·dal — 1 Occ.
wə·’aḥ·də·lāh — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥā·ḏal — 2 Occ.
wə·ḥā·ḏal·tā — 1 Occ.
wə·yeḥ·dāl — 1 Occ.
yeḥ·dal — 4 Occ.
yeḥ·dā·lū — 3 Occ.
yeḥ·dā·lūn — 1 Occ.