The meaning of “חָבַט”
Understanding châbaṭ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
beat (off, out), thresh. - to knock out or off 1) to beat, beat out, beat off, thresh 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to beat out 1a2) to...
חָבַט
beat (off, out), thresh. - to knock out or off 1) to beat, beat out, beat off, thresh 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to beat out 1a2) to beat off 1b) (Niphal) to be beaten out
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 24:20 | “When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.” Word: חָבַט (châbaṭ) | |
| Judges 6:11 | “And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi–ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.” Word: חָבַט (châbaṭ) | |
| Ruth 2:17 | “So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.” Word: חָבַט (châbaṭ) | |
| Isaiah 27:12 | “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.” Word: חָבַט (châbaṭ) | |
| Isaiah 28:27 | “For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.” Word: חָבַט (châbaṭ) |
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