חָדַל (châdal) — Cease
Hebrew word study: חָדַל (châdal), Strong's H2308. properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
KJV translation words: cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.
Strong's H2308 is tagged on 58 words in 56 verses across 17 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 11:8 and last appears in Zechariah 11:12.
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Verses (first 25 of 56)
- Genesis 11:8 — וַיַּחְדְּלוּ — and they ceased
- Genesis 18:11 — חָדַל — it had ceased
- Genesis 41:49 — חָדַל — he ceased
- Exodus 9:29 — יֶחְדָּלוּן — they will cease
- Exodus 9:33 — וַיַּחְדְּלוּ — and they ceased
- Exodus 9:34 — חָדַל — it had ceased
- Exodus 14:12 — חֲדַל — cease
- Exodus 23:5 — וְחָדַלְתָּ — and you will refrain
- Numbers 9:13 — וְחָדַל — and he failed
- Deuteronomy 15:11 — יֶחְדַּל — he will cease
- Deuteronomy 23:22 — תֶחְדַּל — you will refrain
- Judges 5:6 — חָדְלוּ — they ceased
- Judges 5:7 — חָדְלוּ — they ceased
- Judges 9:9 — הֶחֳדַלְתִּי — ¿ will I cease
- Judges 9:11 — הֶחֳדַלְתִּי — ¿ will I cease
- Judges 9:13 — הֶחֳדַלְתִּי — ¿ will I cease
- Judges 15:7 — אֶחְדָּל — I will cease
- Judges 20:28 — אֶחְדָּל — will I cease
- Ruth 1:18 — וַתֶּחְדַּל — and she ceased
- 1 Samuel 2:5 — חָדֵלּוּ — they cease
- 1 Samuel 9:5 — יֶחְדַּל — he should cease
- 1 Samuel 12:23 — מֵחֲדֹל — from ceasing
- 1 Samuel 23:13 — וַיֶּחְדַּל — and he ceased
- 1 Kings 15:21 — וַיֶּחְדַּל — and he ceased
- 1 Kings 22:6 — אֶחְדָּל — will I refrain
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2309 חֶדֶל (chedel), H2310 חָדֵל (châdêl).
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What does châdal (H2308) mean?
Properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle.
How is H2308 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2308 as: cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want..
How often does חָדַל (châdal) appear?
Strong's H2308 is tagged on 58 words in 56 verses across 17 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 11:8 and last appears in Zechariah 11:12.
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