Strong's H2256
chebel
/kheh'-bel/
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
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H2256
- Hebrew
- חֶבֶל
- Transliteration
- chebel
- Pronunciation
- /kheh'-bel/
- KJV Translations
- 16 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
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
Derivation
or חֵבֶל; from H2254 (חָבַל);H2254 (châbal)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of chebel:
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