HebrewH2256Noun

חֶ֫בֶל

che.vel

55Occurrences
H2256Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

or חֵבֶל; from H2254 (חָבַל);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
This name means a cord, territory, region Another name of ach.lav (*אַחְלָב *"Ahlab" H0303)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

H:N

Full Description

Hebrew Noun

Occurrences

חֶ֫בֶל appears 55 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
7
Isaiah
6
Joshua
5
Psalms
5
Deuteronomy
4
Job
4
1 Kings
3
2 Samuel
3

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 16:18BSB

‘I will give you the land of Canaanas the portion of your inheritance.’

Deuteronomy 3:13BSB

To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.)

Isaiah 33:20BSB

Look upon Zion,the city of our appointed feasts.Your eyes will see Jerusalem,a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander;its tent pegs will not be pulled up,nor will any of its cords be broken.

Job 18:10BSB

A noose is hidden in the ground,and a trap lies in his path.

Proverbs 5:22BSB

The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him;the cords of his sin entangle him.

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