Hebrew word study
חֶבֶל H2256
- Transliteration
- chebel
- Pronunciation
- kheh'-bel
- KJV glosses
- band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
Lexical summary
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)
also a throe (especially of parturition)
also ruin
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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)
also a throe (especially of parturition)
also ruin
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information