This word comes from the name of Ahlab.
Definition
or חֵבֶל; from H2254; a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
Traditional renderings: band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
Traditional renderings: band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
62 total
- Deuteronomy 3:4חֶ֣בֶל · regionAt that time we captured all sixty of his cities. There was not a single city we failed to take—the entire region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
- Deuteronomy 3:13חֶ֤בֶל · regionTo the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.)
- Deuteronomy 3:14חֶ֣בֶל · regionJair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day.
- Deuteronomy 32:9חֶ֥בֶל · His allottedBut the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
- Joshua 2:15בַּחֶ֖בֶל · by a ropeThen Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city.
- Joshua 17:5חַבְלֵֽי־ · sharesThus ten shares fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan,
- Joshua 17:14וְחֶ֣בֶלThen the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
- Joshua 19:9מֵחֶ֙בֶל֙ · was taken from the territoryThe inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.
- Joshua 19:29מֵחֶ֥בֶל · in the regionThe border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
- 1 Samuel 10:5חֶ֤בֶל · a groupAfter that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
- 1 Samuel 10:10חֶֽבֶל־ · a groupWhen Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied along with them.
- 2 Samuel 8:2 (3×)בַּחֶ֙בֶל֙ · with a cord; חֲבָלִים֙ · lengths; הַחֶ֖בֶל · lengthDavid also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
- 2 Samuel 17:13חֲבָלִ֑ים · ropesIf he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found there.”
- 2 Samuel 22:6חֶבְלֵ֥י · The cordsThe cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
- 1 Kings 4:13חֶ֤בֶל · as well as the regionBen-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
- 1 Kings 20:31וַחֲבָלִ֣ים · and ropesThen the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
- 1 Kings 20:32וַחֲבָלִ֣ים · and ropesSo with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
- 1 Chronicles 16:18חֶ֖בֶל · as the portion‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’
- Esther 1:6בְּחַבְלֵי־ · with cordsHangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.
- Job 18:10חַבְל֑וֹ · A nooseA noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.
- Job 21:17חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים · destructionHow often is the lamp of the wicked put out? Does disaster come upon them? Does God, in His anger, apportion destruction?
- Job 36:8בְּחַבְלֵי־ · in cordsAnd if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
- Job 39:3חֶבְלֵיהֶ֥ם · their newbornThey crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn.
- Job 41:1וּ֝בְחֶ֗בֶל · with a rope“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
- Psalm 16:6חֲבָלִ֣ים · The linesThe lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
- Psalm 18:4חֶבְלֵי־ · The cordsThe cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
- Psalm 18:5חֶבְלֵ֣י · The cordsThe cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
- Psalm 78:55בְּחֶ֣בֶלHe drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
- Psalm 105:11חֶ֝֗בֶל · as the portion“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
- Psalm 116:3חֶבְלֵי־ · The ropesThe ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
- Psalm 119:61חֶבְלֵ֣י · Though the ropesThough the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.
- Psalm 140:5וַחֲבָלִ֗ים · the cordsThe proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
- Proverbs 5:22וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י · entangle himThe iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
- Ecclesiastes 12:6חֶ֣בֶל · cordRemember Him before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, before the pitcher is shattered at the spring and the wheel is broken at the well,
- Isaiah 5:18בְּחַבְלֵ֣י · with cordsWoe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,
- Isaiah 13:8וַֽחֲבָלִים֙ · and anguishTerror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
- Isaiah 26:17בַּחֲבָלֶ֑יהָ · in painAs a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.
- Isaiah 33:20חֲבָלָ֖יו · of its cordsLook upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken.
- Isaiah 33:23חֲבָלָ֑יִךְ · Your ropesYour ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.
- Isaiah 66:7חֵ֛בֶל · she was in pain“Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.
- Jeremiah 13:21חֲבָלִים֙ · pangs of anguishWhat will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?
- Jeremiah 22:23חֲבָלִ֔ים · when pangs of anguishO inhabitant of Lebanon, nestled in the cedars, how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you, agony like a woman in labor.”
- Jeremiah 38:6בַּחֲבָלִ֑ים · with ropesSo they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.
- Jeremiah 38:11בַּחֲבָלִֽים׃ · with ropesThen Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the king’s palace, to a place below the storehouse. From there he took old rags and worn-out clothes and lowered them with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.
- Jeremiah 38:12לַחֲבָלִ֑ים · to pad the ropesEbed-melech the Cushite cried out to Jeremiah, “Put these worn-out rags and clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so,
- Jeremiah 38:13בַּֽחֲבָלִ֔ים · with the ropes…and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
- Jeremiah 49:24וַחֲבָלִ֛ים · and painDamascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor.
- Ezekiel 27:24בַּחֲבָלִ֧ים · with cordsIn your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted.