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Hebrew · H1931, H2254

הוּא חֹבֵל

He ( she or it ); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self , or (especially with the article) the same ; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that ; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are · to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind ; specifically, by a pledge ; figuratively, to pervert , destroy ; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)

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הוּא H1931 he ( she or it ); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self , or (especially with the article) the same ; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that ; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Pronunciation hûʾ
Third person pronoun functioning as copula substitute; carries emphatic force when expressed rather than inflected in verb.
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חָבַל H2254 to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind ; specifically, by a pledge ; figuratively, to pervert , destroy ; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
Pronunciation yəḥabbel
Binding action that moves from physical restraint to covenant violation, corruption, and destructive harm of persons.
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What does הוּא חֹבֵל (hu chovel) mean in the Bible?

הוּא · חָבַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "he ( she or it ); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self , or (especially with the article) the same ; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that ; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are".

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What does הוּא · חָבַל mean in the Bible?

הוּא · חָבַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "he ( she or it ); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self , or (especially with the article) the same ; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that ; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1931, H2254?

H1931, H2254 is connected to 1,916 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. he ( she or it ); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self , or (especially with the article) the same ; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that ; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are

Strong's H1931, H2254
Lexical occurrences 1,916 verses

Source Gloss

he ( she or it ); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self , or (especially with the article) the same ; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that ; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

1188 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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