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חָבַל

châbal · khaw-bal'Hebrew · H2254

Derivation

a primitive root;

Meaning

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)

In the King James Version

[idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold.

Translated as

pledge (7), take (4), destroy (4), destroyed (2), forth (2), bands (2), all (1), taketh (1), very (1), corruptly (1), corrupt (1), travaileth (1), spoil (1), withholden (1)

Where it appears

Found in 23 verses

Exodus
22:26
Deuteronomy
24:6, 24:17
Nehemiah
1:7
Psalms
7:14
Proverbs
13:13, 20:16, 27:13
Ecclesiastes
5:6
Song of Solomon
2:15, 8:5
Isaiah
10:27, 13:5, 32:7
Ezekiel
18:16
Amos
2:8
Micah
2:10
Zechariah
11:7, 11:14

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