חָבַל
cha.val
- be in labour
- bind
- pledge
STEPBible TBESH
Glosses: be in labour
1) to bring forth, travail
1a) (Piel) to writhe, twist, travail
BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
Glosses: bind; pledge
Root √חבל: חָבַל vb bind pledge Qal bind bind by taking a pledge of Niph Impf becometh pledged to it .. Pi writhe twist travail . hence .
חָבַל vb bind pledge Qal bind bind by taking a pledge of Niph Impf becometh pledged to it .. Pi writhe twist travail . hence .