What does חָדֵל (ḥādēl) mean in the Bible?
חָדֵל (ḥādēl): To cease or refrain; one who stops acting, either through restraint or destitution
Hebrew · H2310
חָדֵל
Vacant , i.e. ceasing or destitute
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חָדֵל H2310
Pronunciation ḥādēl
What does חָדֵל (ḥādēl) mean in the Bible?
חָדֵל (ḥādēl): To cease or refrain; one who stops acting, either through restraint or destitution
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2310?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and rejected (1), fleeting (1), let him refuse (1).
Where does חָדֵל (ḥādēl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 39:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (1), Isaiah (1), Psalms (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 rejected 1× Isaiah 53:3
fleeting 1× Psalms 39:4
let him refuse 1× Ezekiel 3:27
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 39:4
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
וְהֶחָדֵ֣ל׀ 1x wə·he·ḥā·ḏêl Ezekiel 3:27
וַחֲדַ֣ל 1x wa·ḥă·ḏal Isaiah 53:3
חָדֵ֥ל 1x ḥā·ḏêl Psalms 39:4
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 1x Psalms 39:4
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 53:3
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 3:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To cease or refrain; one who stops acting, either through restraint or destitution
Source Gloss
vacant , i.e. ceasing or destitute
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
To cease or refrain; one who stops acting, either through restraint or destitution
vacant, i.e. ceasing or destitute BDB: forbearing Usage: he that forbeareth, frail, rejected.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָדֵל is built from this root:
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