Lexicon / H2254c
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 .