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.
Hebrew · H2250
חַבּוּרָה
Properly, bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself)
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חַבּוּרָה H2250
Pronunciation ḥabûrāh
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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Questions this entry answers
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] stripe 1× Exodus 21:25
and by His stripes 1× Isaiah 53:5
and welts 1× Isaiah 1:6
for striking me 1× Genesis 4:23
Lashes 1× Proverbs 20:30
My wounds 1× Psalms 38:5
stripe 1× Exodus 21:25
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Genesis 4:23 לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃ to for striking me Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Exodus 21:25 חַבּוּרָ֕ה to [and] stripe Noun - feminine singular Exodus 21:25 חַבּוּרָֽה׃ס to stripe Noun - feminine singular Psalms 38:5 חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י to My wounds Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Proverbs 20:30 חַבֻּר֣וֹת to Lashes Noun - feminine plural construct Isaiah 1:6 וְחַבּוּרָ֖ה to and welts Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 53:5 וּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹ to and by His stripes Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 4:23
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2
Source forms
וּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹ 1x ū·ḇa·ḥă·ḇu·rā·ṯōw Isaiah 53:5
וְחַבּוּרָ֖ה 1x wə·ḥab·bū·rāh Isaiah 1:6
חַבּוּרָ֕ה 1x ḥab·bū·rāh Exodus 21:25
חַבּוּרָֽה׃ס 1x ḥab·bū·rāh Exodus 21:25
חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י 1x ḥab·bū·rō·ṯāy Psalms 38:5
חַבֻּר֣וֹת 1x ḥab·bu·rō·wṯ Proverbs 20:30
לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃ 1x lə·ḥab·bu·rā·ṯî Genesis 4:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 2x Exodus 21:25
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 1:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 53:5
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Proverbs 20:30
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 38:5
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Genesis 4:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical mark of injury or punishment; the visible weal or bruise from beating or striking.
Source Gloss
properly, bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical mark of injury or punishment; the visible weal or bruise from beating or striking.
properly, bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself) BDB: stripe Usage: blueness, bruise, hurt, stripe, wound.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Physical marks from beating that serve as discipline or correction
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Word Origins
חַבּוּרָה is built from this root:
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Sources
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain