What does חֶבֶר (ḥāḇar) mean in the Bible?
חֶבֶר (ḥāḇar): Association or binding together, whether of persons in fellowship or words in magical incantation
Hebrew · H2267
חֶבֶר
A society ; also a spell
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חֶבֶר H2267
Pronunciation ḥāḇar
What does חֶבֶר (ḥāḇar) mean in the Bible?
חֶבֶר (ḥāḇar): Association or binding together, whether of persons in fellowship or words in magical incantation
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How does the BSB render H2267?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), than to share (2), [so does] a band (1), of your spells (1), with your spells (1).
Where does חֶבֶר (ḥāḇar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 18:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Proverbs (2), Deuteronomy (1), Hosea (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 . . . 2× Deuteronomy 18:11, Psalms 58:5
than to share 2× Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 25:24
[so does] a band 1× Hosea 6:9
of your spells 1× Isaiah 47:9
with your spells 1× Isaiah 47:12
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 18:11 חָ֑בֶר to . . . Noun - masculine singular Psalms 58:5 חֲבָרִ֣ים to . . . Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 21:9 חָֽבֶר׃ to than to share Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 25:24 חָֽבֶר׃ to than to share Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 47:9 חֲבָרַ֖יִךְ to of your spells Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Isaiah 47:12 בַחֲבָרַ֙יִךְ֙ to with your spells Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Hosea 6:9 חֶ֚בֶר to [so does] a band Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 18:11
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Deuteronomy 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 2 Hosea 1
Source forms
חָֽבֶר׃ 2x ḥā·ḇer Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 25:24
בַחֲבָרַ֙יִךְ֙ 1x ḇa·ḥă·ḇā·ra·yiḵ Isaiah 47:12
חֶ֚בֶר 1x ḥe·ḇer Hosea 6:9
חָ֑בֶר 1x ḥā·ḇer Deuteronomy 18:11
חֲבָרַ֖יִךְ 1x ḥă·ḇā·ra·yiḵ Isaiah 47:9
חֲבָרִ֣ים 1x ḥă·ḇā·rîm Psalms 58:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 18:11, Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 25:24
Noun - masculine plural 1x Psalms 58:5
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 47:9
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Hosea 6:9
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 47:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Association or binding together, whether of persons in fellowship or words in magical incantation
Source Gloss
a society ; also a spell
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Association or binding together, whether of persons in fellowship or words in magical incantation
a society; also a spell BDB: company Usage: charmer(-ing), company, enchantment, × wide.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
To practice enchantment or binding spells.
Showing 1 selected witness from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
חֶבֶר is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Represents false attempts to control destiny. Isaiah 47:12-15
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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