חֶבֶל (chebel) — Band
Hebrew word study: חֶבֶל (chebel), Strong's H2256. a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figurat
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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
KJV translation words: band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
Strong's H2256 is tagged on 62 words in 60 verses across 19 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Deuteronomy 3:4 and last appears in Zechariah 11:14.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 60)
- Deuteronomy 3:4 — חֶבֶל — the region of
- Deuteronomy 3:13 — חֶבֶל — the region of
- Deuteronomy 3:14 — חֶבֶל — the region of
- Deuteronomy 32:9 — חֶבֶל — is the measured portion of
- Joshua 2:15 — בַּחֶבֶל — with the rope
- Joshua 17:5 — חַבְלֵי — the allotted portions of
- Joshua 17:14 — וְחֶבֶל — and a portion
- Joshua 19:9 — מֵחֶבֶל — was from the portion of
- Joshua 19:29 — מֵחֶבֶל — from the region
- 1 Samuel 10:5 — חֶבֶל — a company of
- 1 Samuel 10:10 — חֶבֶל — a company of
- 2 Samuel 8:2 — בַּחֶבֶל — with the measuring-line
- 2 Samuel 17:13 — חֲבָלִים — ropes
- 2 Samuel 22:6 — חֶבְלֵי — the cords of
- 1 Kings 4:13 — חֶבֶל — the region of
- 1 Kings 20:31 — וַחֲבָלִים — and ropes
- 1 Kings 20:32 — וַחֲבָלִים — and ropes
- 1 Chronicles 16:18 — חֶבֶל — the portion of
- Esther 1:6 — בְּחַבְלֵי — with cords of
- Job 18:10 — חַבְלוֹ — rope his
- Job 21:17 — חֲבָלִים — pains
- Job 36:8 — בְּחַבְלֵי — in cords of
- Job 39:3 — חֶבְלֵיהֶם — labor-pains their
- Job 41:1 — וּבְחֶבֶל — and with a cord
- Psalms 16:6 — חֲבָלִים — boundary lines
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H2254 חָבַל (châbal).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H8458 תַּחְבֻּלָה (tachbulâh).
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Frequently asked questions
What does chebel (H2256) mean?
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.
How is H2256 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2256 as: band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling..
How often does חֶבֶל (chebel) appear?
Strong's H2256 is tagged on 62 words in 60 verses across 19 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Deuteronomy 3:4 and last appears in Zechariah 11:14.
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