Original: חָבַל

Transliteration: châbal

Phonetic: khaw-bal'

Short Definition: [idiom] at all

Original: חבל

Transliteration: châbal

Phonetic: khaw-bal'

BDB Definition:

1. to bind
   1. (Qal)
      1. to bind
2. to take a pledge, lay to pledge
   1. (Qal) to hold by a pledge, take in pledge, hold in pledge
   2. (Niphal) to give a pledge, become pledged
3. to destroy, spoil, deal corruptly, offend
   1. (Qal) to spoil, corrupt, offend
   2. (Niphal) to be ruined
   3. (Piel) to destroy, ruin
   4. (Pual) to be ruined, be broken
4. to bring forth, travail
   1. (Piel) to writhe, twist, travail

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 592,593,594,595

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H2256, H2261, H2262