BDB2500
חֲבֹל noun [masculine] pledge (as binding) — ׳ יָשִׁיב ח Ezek 18:12; Ezek 33:15 as cognate accusative with חָבַל Ezek 18:16.
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2258 |
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| Word: | חֲבוֹל חֲבוֹלָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2254 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | chabol |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khab-ole' (or (feminine) chabolah {khab-o-law'}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a pawn (as security for debt) |
| KJV Renderings: | pledge. |
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חֲבֹל noun [masculine] pledge (as binding) — ׳ יָשִׁיב ח Ezek 18:12; Ezek 33:15 as cognate accusative with חָבַל Ezek 18:16.
[חֲבֹלָה] noun feminine id. (on formation compare LgBN 179) — חֲבֹלָתוֺ Ezek 18:7.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke