Hebrew · H2250

חַבּוּרָה

Properly, bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself)

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חַבּוּרָהH2250
Pronunciationḥabûrāh

What does חַבּוּרָה (ḥabûrāh) mean in the Bible?

חַבּוּרָה (ḥabûrāh): Physical mark of injury or punishment; the visible weal or bruise from beating or striking.

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What does חַבּוּרָה (ḥabûrāh) mean in the Bible?

חַבּוּרָה (ḥabûrāh): Physical mark of injury or punishment; the visible weal or bruise from beating or striking.

How does the BSB render H2250?

The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] stripe (1), and by His stripes (1), and welts (1), for striking me (1), Lashes (1).

Where does חַבּוּרָה (ḥabûrāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (2), Isaiah (2), Genesis (1), Proverbs (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
[and] stripeExodus 21:25
and by His stripesIsaiah 53:5
and weltsIsaiah 1:6
for striking meGenesis 4:23
LashesProverbs 20:30
My woundsPsalms 38:5
stripeExodus 21:25
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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 4:23
Aligned rows7
Books represented5
Genesis1Exodus2Psalms1Proverbs1Isaiah2
Source forms
וּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹ1xū·ḇa·ḥă·ḇu·rā·ṯōwIsaiah 53:5
וְחַבּוּרָ֖ה1xwə·ḥab·bū·rāhIsaiah 1:6
חַבּוּרָ֕ה1xḥab·bū·rāhExodus 21:25
חַבּוּרָֽה׃ס1xḥab·bū·rāhExodus 21:25
חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י1xḥab·bū·rō·ṯāyPsalms 38:5
חַבֻּר֣וֹת1xḥab·bu·rō·wṯProverbs 20:30
לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃1xlə·ḥab·bu·rā·ṯîGenesis 4:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular2xExodus 21:25
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 1:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 53:5
Noun - feminine plural construct1xProverbs 20:30
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular1xPsalms 38:5
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular1xGenesis 4:23
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