The meaning of “חֹבֵל”
Understanding chôbêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
active participle from חָבַל (in the sense of handling ropes) pilot, shipmaster. - a sailor 1) sailor, seaman
חֹבֵל
active participle from חָבַל (in the sense of handling ropes) pilot, shipmaster. - a sailor 1) sailor, seaman
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel 27:8 | “The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.” Word: חֹבֵל (chôbêl) | |
| Ezekiel 27:27 | “Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.” Word: חֹבֵל (chôbêl) | |
| Ezekiel 27:28 | “The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.” Word: חֹבֵל (chôbêl) | |
| Ezekiel 27:29 | “And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;” Word: חֹבֵל (chôbêl) |
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