Hebrew · H2342, G5605 · unreviewed

Chul

Properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance , to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear ; figuratively, to wait , to pervert · to experience the pains of parturition (literally or figuratively)

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חוּל H2342 properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance , to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear ; figuratively, to wait , to pervert

Pronunciation yāḥîl

Circular motion ranging from physical writhing (childbirth, fear) to patient waiting; intertwining tension and endurance.

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ὠδίνω G5605 to experience the pains of parturition (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation ōdínō

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What does chul (chul) mean in the Bible?

חוּל · ὠδίνω is a Hebrew word meaning "to writhe or labor, often used of childbirth".

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Meaning

to writhe or labor, often used of childbirth

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 28×

Imperfect 2Sam 3:29 · Hab 3:10 · Isa 23:5 · Joel 2:6 · Ps 10:5 · Ps 77:17 · Ezek 30:16 · Isa 26:17 · Isa 66:7 · Jer 23:19 · Jer 30:23 · Job 20:21 · Ps 55:5 · Jer 5:22 15×

Perfect Isa 54:1 · Isa 66:8 · Mic 1:12 · Jer 5:3 · Lam 4:6 · Isa 23:4 · Isa 26:18 7×

Sequential imperfect 1Chr 16:30 · Ps 96:9 · Mic 4:10 · Ps 114:7 4×

Infinitive construct Ezek 30:16 1×

Cohortative Jer 4:19 1×

Polal 5×

Perfect Prov 8:24 · Prov 8:25 · Ps 51:7 · Job 15:7 4×

Imperfect Job 26:5 1×

Hithpolel 2×

Participle active Jer 23:19 · Job 15:20 2×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×

Imperfect Ps 29:8 2×

Polel 3×

Imperfect Prov 25:23 · Ps 29:9 2×

Infinitive construct Job 39:1 1×

Poel 1×

Participle active Prov 26:10 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 41 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 17 Perfect 7 Imperative 4 Perfective 4 Participle active 3 Imperfective 3 Infinitive construct 2 Cohortative 1

Stem

Qal 28 Polal 5 Polel 3 Hithpolel 2 Hiphil 2 Poel 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 17 Indicative 7 Imperative 4

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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