Strong's Lexicon

H973

H973 — בָּחַל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewbachalverbOccurrences: 2TWOT: 229

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H973
Word:	בָּחַל
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	bachal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	baw-khal'
Meaning:	1. to loath
KJV Renderings:	abhor, get hastily (from the margin for H0926).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB997

I. [בָּחֵל] verb feel loathing (compare Syriac [untranscribed source text 551]

Nö^{ZAW xvii {1897}, 188} disproves Syriac [untranscribed source text 552], and adopts the view of Gei^{Urschrift 270} (בחל euphemism for a √ II. בעל = loathe, with בְּ, assumed (Thes Buhl) for Jer 3:14; Jer 31:32 see below) (so in lexicons) nauseated (yet see Gei^{Urschrift,
270}); NSyriac [untranscribed source text 553] envy compare Stoddard^{Gram. 12, 57}) —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular בָּֽחֲלָה Zech 11:8 וַתִּקְצַר נַפְשִׁי בָּהֶם וְגַם נַפְשָׁם בִי ׳ בּ felt a loathing against me.

BDB998

II. [בָּחֵל] verb (Arabic [untranscribed source text 554] be avaricious); only

Pu`al Participle נַחֲלָה מְבֹחֶלֶת an inheritance gotten by greed Prov 20:21 Kt ; < Qr Vrss מְבֹהֶלֶת ׳ נ, see בהל .

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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