BDB2513
[חָבַר] verb unite (usually intransitive), be joined, tie a magic knot or spell, charm (Late Hebrew id.; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 1604] yet Assyrian [ abâru ], ubburu bind, ban (of spells), êbru , friend, and many derivatives, DlW 51 ff.; Aramaic [untranscribed source text 1605] חַבֵּר and many derivatives; compare Phoenician noun חבר associate) —
Qal
Perfect 3 masculine plural חָֽבְרוּ
Gen 14:3
Participle
active masculine חֹבֵר
Deut 18:11,
חוֺבֵר
Ps 58:6 feminine
pluralחֹבְרֹת
Exod 26:3 (twice in
verse) + 2t. + Ezek 1:9
(compare below), חוֺבְרוֺת
Ezek 1:11
Passive participle construct חֲבוּר
Hos 4:17 (yet. see
below); —
1.
unite, be joined:
a. of allies, followed by אֶלֹֿ location Gen 14:3, construction pregnant =
came as allies unto; passive participle figurative חֲבוּר עֲצַבִּים
אֶפְרָ֖יִם
Hos 4:17
Ephraim is joined to idols (but We reads
חבר, see חבֵר
2.d., and compare חֲבֵרָיו
Isa
44:11, חֲבֶרְתְּךָ
Mal 2:14
).
b. of one thing reaching to, touching another; wings of Ezekiel's living
creatures followed by אֶלֿ of thing, Ezek 1:9 (strike out
ᵐ5
B
Co, but see Sm); compare
אישׁ
׳
ח, Ezek 1:11, i.e. joining each one (transitive),
<
ᵐ5
ᵑ6
Co
אשׁה
׳
ח
אלאֿחותה (as Ezek 1:9), united each to the other; so of
curtains of tabernacle, followed by אֶלֿ of thing Exod 26:3 (twice in verse);
absolute joined together, of shoulderpieces of ephod Exod 28:7 (all
P
; compare also
Pu`al).
2.
tie magic knots, charm (RSJPh xiv.
1885,123 thinks meaning charm is derived from
nectere verba, and compare Arabic
[untranscribed source text 1606], narrative); only with accusative of cognate meaning
with verb חָ֑בֶר
׳
ה
Deut 18:11 (in a long series of kindred phrases), specifically of charming serpents
Ps
58:6 (|| מְלַחֲשִׁים).
Pi`el
Perfect 3 masculine singular חִבַּר
Exod 36:10
2 masculine singular וְחִבַּרְתָּ֫
Exod 26:6 + 2 t.; Imperfect
וַיְחַבֵּר
Exod 36:10
+ 2 t.; suffix וַיְחַבְּרֵהוּ
2Chr 20:36
Infinitive construct
לְחַבֵּר
Exod 36:18
—
1.
make an ally of, unite one with, only ויחברהו עִמּוֺ
2Chr
20:36
and he united him with himself, followed by Infinitive purpose.
2.
unite, join (transitive), only Exodus (
P
), of tabernacle, object the curtains, followed by accusative + אֶלֿ
of thing
Exod 26:6; Exod 36:10 (twice in
verse);
Exod 36:13. followed by accusative only Exod 26:9; Exod 36:16 object
אתהֿאהל
join the tent together, Exod 26:11; Exod 36:18.
Pu`al
Perfect 3 masculine singular חֻבָּ֑ר
Exod 39:4,
וְחֻבָּ֑ר consec Exod 28:7 (but see below) 3 feminine singular
שֶׁחֻבְּרָהֿ
Ps 122:3
Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְחֻבַּר
Eccl 9:4
Qr
(
Kt
יבחרsee below); suffix הַיְחָבְרְךָ
Ps 94:20
(Köi.
257 f.; Ges
Ew
Bö
De and others as
Qal; —
1.
a.
be allied with thee (suffix reference to ׳
י) Ps 94:20
b.
be united to = be one of, אל כלֿ
׳
מי אשׁר יְח
הַחַיִּם
whoever is united to all the living (
Kt
יבחר is meaningless).
2.
be joined together, of ephod ׳
עַלשְֿׁנֵי קְצוֺותָ֯ו ח
Exod 39:4
by its two edges was it joined together; compare ||
Exod 28:7
(where
ᵑ0
אֶלשְֿׁנֵי קְצוֺתיו וְחֻבָּ֑ר <
ᵐ5
⅏
which read ׳
ק
׳
עַלשֿׁ
יְחֻבָּ֑ר); לָֿהּ
׳
עִיר שֶׁח
Ps
122:3
joined together for itself i.e. compactly built (of
Jerusalem).
Hiph`il
Imperfect 1 singular אַחְבִּ֫ירָה עליכם בְּמִלִּים
Job 16:4
I could make a joining with words (i.e.
join words together
RV
VB
) against you.
Hithpa`el (late) Perfect
אֶתְחַבֵּר (Ges
«GKC:54»§ 54 1 n.) 2Chr 20:35
Imperfect
יִתְחַבָּ֑רוּ
Dan 11:6
Infinitive suffix הִתְחַבֶּרְךָ
2Chr 20:37 Aramaic form
הִתְחַבְּרוּת
Dan
11:23 (Ges«GKC:54»§ 54, 3
R. 1) — join oneself to, make an alliance
with, followed byעִם person 2Chr 20:35; 2Chr 20:37, followed
by
אֶלֿ person Dan
11:23 reciprocal league together
(absolute)
Dan 11:6.