1. חָבַל
act (ruinously) corruptly
The corpus record — Hebrew
חָבֹ֥ל
chabal · vb
act (ruinously) corruptly
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 27 · 0.88/10k
Senses
2. חָבַל
bind, pledge
3. חָבַל
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)
4. חַבָּל
he whose חַבָּל occupation is to destroy
Attestations
- חָבֹ֥ל Exodus 22:25 (BHS)
- תַּחְבֹּ֖ל Exodus 22:25 (BHS)
- יַחֲבֹ֥ל Deuteronomy 24:6 (BHS)
- חֹבֵֽל Deuteronomy 24:6 (BHS)
- תַחֲבֹ֔ל Deuteronomy 24:17 (BHS)
- וְ/חֻבַּ֥ל Isaiah 10:27 (BHS)
6 of 27 attestations shown.
Deep etymology
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