Chaval חֲבָל
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| חֲבָל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chaval |
| Strong's number | H2257 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | harm |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Daniel (2) |
Chaval (Aramaic חֲבָל, Strong's H2257) is an Aramaic masculine noun meaning “harm”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
hurt, damage, injury
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hurt (2), damage (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | allow this threat (1), unharmed (1), wounds whatsoever (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chaval, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 4:22Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?See that you do not neglect this matter. Why allow this threat to increase and the royal interests to suffer?
Daniel
- Daniel 3:25He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”
- Daniel 6:23Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
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).