What does בָּחַל mean in the Bible?
בָּחַל is a Hebrew word meaning "to loath".
Hebrew · H973
בָּחַל
To loath
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בָּחַלH973
What does בָּחַל mean in the Bible?
בָּחַל is a Hebrew word meaning "to loath".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H973?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include detested (1), gained (1).
Where does בָּחַל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 20:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (1), Zechariah (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 Itdetested1×Zechariah 11:8
gained1×Proverbs 20:21
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowProverbs 20:21
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Proverbs1Zechariah1
Source forms
בָּחֲלָ֥ה1xbā·ḥă·lāhZechariah 11:8
מְבֻחֶלֶת1xmə·ḇu·ḥɛ·lɛṯProverbs 20:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular1xProverbs 20:21
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular1xZechariah 11:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to loath
Source Gloss
to loath
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to loath BDB: gotten by greed Usage: abhor, get hastily (from the margin for 926).
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 groups2Aligned forms2
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
Participle passiveProv 20:211×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
PerfectZech 11:81×
Word Origins
בָּחַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.