What does חָבַל · ἐγκάθετος mean in the Bible?
חָבַל · ἐγκάθετος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to seize collateral or hold something as security".
Hebrew · H2254, G1455
חָבַל
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) · a spy
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חָבַלH2254to 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)
Pronunciationyəḥabbel
Binding action that moves from physical restraint to covenant violation, corruption, and destructive harm of persons.
Open lexicon entry →ἐγκάθετοςG1455a spy
Pronunciationenkáthetos
Open lexicon entry →What does חָבַל (chabal) mean in the Bible?
חָבַל · ἐγκάθετος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to seize collateral or hold something as security".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2254, G1455?
H2254, G1455 is connected to 27 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to seize collateral or hold something as security
Source Gloss
to seize collateral or hold something as security
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms19
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense13×
ImperfectDeut 24:17 · Exod 22:25 · Job 22:6 · Job 24:3 · Job 24:9 · Deut 24:6 · Job 34:317×
PerfectEzek 18:16 · Neh 1:72×
Participle passiveAmos 2:81×
Participle activeDeut 24:61×
Infinitive absoluteExod 22:251×
Infinitive constructNeh 1:71×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
PerfectJob 17:11×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action4×
ImperfectMic 2:10 · Ps 7:152×
Participle activeSong 2:151×
PerfectSong 8:51×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
ImperfectProv 13:131×
Word Origins
חָבַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.