Strong's H2254

חָבַל

Transliteration

châbal

Pronunciation

khaw-bal'

Definition

to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)

KJV usage

[idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold.

Derivation

a primitive root;

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.