Chaval חָבַל
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| חָבַל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chaval |
| Strong's number | H2254 (H2254A, H2254B, H2254C) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to pledge |
| Occurrences | 27 in 23 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (5) |
Chaval (Hebrew חָבַל, Strong's H2254) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to pledge”. It occurs 27 times in 23 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H2254A: to pledge
1) to bind
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to bind
2) to take a pledge, lay to pledge
2a) (Qal) to hold by a pledge, take in pledge, hold in pledge
2b) (Niphal) to give a pledge, become pledged
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to bind
2) to take a pledge, lay to pledge
2a) (Qal) to hold by a pledge, take in pledge, hold in pledge
2b) (Niphal) to give a pledge, become pledged
H2254B: to destroy
1) to destroy, spoil, deal corruptly, offend
1a) (Qal) to spoil, corrupt, offend
1b) (Niphal) to be ruined
1c) (Piel) to destroy, ruin
1d) (Pual) to be ruined, be broken
Aramaic equivalent: cha.val (חֲבַל "to destroy" H2255)
1a) (Qal) to spoil, corrupt, offend
1b) (Niphal) to be ruined
1c) (Piel) to destroy, ruin
1d) (Pual) to be ruined, be broken
Aramaic equivalent: cha.val (חֲבַל "to destroy" H2255)
H2254C: be in labour
1) to bring forth, travail
1a) (Piel) to writhe, twist, travail
1a) (Piel) to writhe, twist, travail
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | pledge (10), destroy (5), take (3), destroyed (2), forth (2), bands (2), all take (1), taketh (1), very corruptly (1), corrupt (1), offend (1), travaileth (1), and 2 other renderings |
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| BSB | destroy (3), security (2), get collateral (2), collateral (1), security for a debt (1), we have behaved corruptly (1), is broken (1), demanded security (1), pledge (1), is seized for a debt (1), i will offend (1), travails (1), and 9 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Chaval, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 22:26If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 24:6No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.
- Deuteronomy 24:17Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 1:7We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses.
Job
- Job 17:1My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.“My spirit is broken; my days are extinguished; the grave awaits me.
- Job 22:6For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.
- Job 24:3They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge.
- Job 24:9They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.
- Job 34:31Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.
Psalms
- Psalm 7:14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 13:13Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
- Proverbs 20:16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
- Proverbs 27:13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 5:6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 2:15Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.Catch for us the foxes— the little foxes that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in bloom.
- Song of Solomon 8:5Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 10:27And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.
- Isaiah 13:5They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens— the LORD and the weapons of His wrath— to destroy the whole country.
- Isaiah 32:7The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
- Isaiah 54:16Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 18:16Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
Amos
- Amos 2:8And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.
Micah
- Micah 2:10Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction— a grievous destruction!
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).