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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2255. חֲבַל (chabal) -- To bind, pledge, destroy, pervert</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2255.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/daniel/6-22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2255.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2255</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2254b.htm" title="2254b">◄</a> 2255. chabal <a href="../hebrew/2256.htm" title="2256">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chabal: To bind, pledge, destroy, pervert</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חֲבַל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chabal<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khaw-BAL<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khab-al')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To bind, pledge, destroy, pervert<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to ruin<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G1401 (doulos):</b> Often translated as "servant" or "slave," this term can relate to the concept of binding or obligation.<p> - <b>G3089 (luo):</b> Meaning "to loose" or "to release," it can be seen as the opposite of binding, providing a complementary understanding of "chabal."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "chabal" primarily conveys the idea of binding or pledging, often in the context of taking something as security or a pledge. It can also mean to destroy or ruin, indicating a broader range of implications from physical binding to moral or ethical corruption. The term is used in various contexts, including legal, economic, and moral situations, reflecting its versatility in Hebrew thought.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, pledges or securities were common in economic transactions. The act of taking a pledge was regulated by Mosaic Law to ensure fairness and prevent exploitation, especially of the poor and vulnerable (e.g., Deuteronomy 24:6, 10-13). The broader sense of "chabal" as destruction or corruption also reflects the moral and ethical concerns of the Hebrew Scriptures, where actions leading to ruin or perversion are condemned.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/2254b.htm">chabal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to destroy, hurt<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>destroy (2), destroyed (3), harmed (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">חֲבַל</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb Pa`el</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>destroy, hurt</b></font> (see Biblical Hebrew II. <font class="hebrew2">חבל</font>); — <em>Perfect</em>3masculine plural suffix <font class="hebrew2">חַבְּלוּנִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-23.htm">Daniel 6:23</a> (of lions); <em>Imperative</em> masculine plural suffix <font class="hebrew2">חַבְּלוּהִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-20.htm">Daniel 4:20</a> (suffix of tree); <em>Infinitive</em> <font class="hebrew2">לְחַבָּלָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-12.htm">Ezra 6:12</a> (accusative of temple). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hithpa.</b></font> <em>be destroyed: Imperfect</em>3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">תִּתְחַבַּל</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-27.htm">Daniel 6:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-14.htm">Daniel 7:14</a> (<font class="hebrew2">בַּ֑ל</font>-; all of kingdom of God). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>destroy, hurt <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/2254.htm">chabal</a>; to ruin -- destroy, hurt. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2254.htm">chabal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְחַבְּל֗וּהִי וחבלוהי חַבְּל֑וּנִי חבלוני לְחַבָּלָ֛ה לחבלה תִתְחַבַּ֔ל תִתְחַבַּֽל׃ תתחבל תתחבל׃ chabbeLuni ḥab·bə·lū·nî ḥabbəlūnî lə·ḥab·bā·lāh lechabbaLah ləḥabbālāh ṯiṯ·ḥab·bal titchabBal ṯiṯḥabbal vechabbeLuhi wə·ḥab·bə·lū·hî wəḥabbəlūhî<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/6-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְדֵ֗הּ לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛ה <b> לְחַבָּלָ֛ה </b> בֵּית־ אֱלָהָ֥א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to change <span class="itali">[it], so as to destroy</span> this<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to alter <span class="itali">[and] to destroy</span> this<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to their hand to change <span class="itali">to destroy</span> house of God<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/2-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 2:44</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְעָלְמִין֙ לָ֣א <b> תִתְחַבַּ֔ל </b> וּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔ה לְעַ֥ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will never <span class="itali">be destroyed,</span> and [that] kingdom<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which shall never <span class="itali">be destroyed:</span> and the kingdom<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> forever shall not <span class="itali">be destroyed</span> and kingdom people<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/4-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 4:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גֹּ֨דּוּ אִֽילָנָ֜א <b> וְחַבְּל֗וּהִי </b> בְּרַ֨ם עִקַּ֤ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the tree <span class="itali">and destroy</span> it; yet<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> down, <span class="itali">and destroy</span> it; yet<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Chop the tree <span class="itali">and destroy</span> yet the stump<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/6-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 6:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַרְיָוָתָ֖א וְלָ֣א <b> חַבְּל֑וּנִי </b> כָּל־ קֳבֵ֗ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> mouths <span class="itali">and they have not harmed</span> me, inasmuch<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that they have not <span class="itali">hurt</span> me: forasmuch as<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the lions' no <span class="itali">harmed</span> all according to<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/6-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 6:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דִּֽי־ לָ֣א <b> תִתְחַבַּ֔ל </b> וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ עַד־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is one which <span class="itali">will not be destroyed,</span> And His dominion<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [that] which shall not <span class="itali">be destroyed,</span> and his dominion<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which shall not <span class="itali">will not be destroyed</span> and his dominion unto<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דִּי־ לָ֥א <b> תִתְחַבַּֽל׃ </b> פ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is one Which <span class="itali">will not be destroyed.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [that] which shall not <span class="itali">be destroyed.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Which shall not <span class="itali">will not be destroyed</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2255.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2255.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2255<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chabbeluni_2255.htm">ḥab·bə·lū·nî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lechabbalah_2255.htm">lə·ḥab·bā·lāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/titchabbal_2255.htm">ṯiṯ·ḥab·bal — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vechabbeluhi_2255.htm">wə·ḥab·bə·lū·hî — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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