1. חֶ֫בֶל
destruction
The corpus record — Hebrew
חֶ֣בֶל
chebel · n.m
destruction
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 62 · 2.02/10k
Senses
2. חֹבְלִים
union, binders
3. חֵ֫בֶל
pain, pang
4. חֶ֫בֶל
cord, territory, band
5. חֶבֶל
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
Attestations
- חֶ֣בֶל Deuteronomy 3:4 (BHS)
- חֶ֤בֶל Deuteronomy 3:13 (BHS)
- חֶ֣בֶל Deuteronomy 3:14 (BHS)
- חֶ֥בֶל Deuteronomy 32:9 (BHS)
- בַּ/חֶ֖בֶל Joshua 2:15 (BHS)
- חַבְלֵֽי Joshua 17:5 (BHS)
6 of 62 attestations shown.
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