BDB2506 [H2254]

II. חָבַל verb act (ruinously) corruptly (Late Hebrew id. wound, injure; Arabic corrupt or render unsound (the mind, a limb, etc.), be deranged (in mind); Assyrian —abâlu, injure, VR62, 11; Aramaic , חַבֵּל corrupt, ruin; Ethiopic be arrogant, audacious; Sabean חֿבל DHMEpigr. Denkm. 48; compare Palmyrene חבל mortuus VogNo. 161 and often) —

Qal Perfect 1 plural חָבַלְנוּ Neh 1:7 Imperfect 1 singular אֶחְבֹּל Job 34:31 Infinitive construct (used as absolute) Neh 1:7act corruptly against, חֲבֹל חבלנו לְ Neh 1:7 absolute Job 34:31. Niph`al Imperfect יֵחָ֫בֶל לוֺ Prov 13:13 shall be ruined (לְ reflexive), Thes Rob-Ges AV RV, but < I. חָבַל (q. v.) Pi`el ruin, destroy: Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וְחִבֵּל את מעשׂה ידיך Eccl 5:5, subject God. Imperfect 3 feminine singular תְּחַבֵּל וְחֶבֶל נִמְרָץ Mic 2:10 that destroyeth, even with sore destruction; but read rather ׳נ ׳תְּחֻבְּלוּ ח ye shall be destroyed with etc., so ᵐ5 Roo Che. Infinitive construct לְחַבֵּל with accusative, the poor Isa 32:7, the land Isa 13:5 absolute Isa 54:16 compare Participle plural מְחַבְּלִים Song 2:15 with accusative of foxes ruining vineyards. Pu`al Perfect 3 masculine singular וְחֻבַּל consecutive Isa 10:27 of yoke, be ruined, broken, si vera lectio; RSJPh xiii. 1885, p. 62 proposes יחדל, compare also Checritical note.; and remark by Di Du; 3 feminine singular חֻבָּ֑לָה Job 17:1 my spirit is broken (|| יָמַי נִזְעָ֑כוּ); Imperfect 2 masculine plural תְּחֻבְּלוּ Mic 2:10 (emendation: see above)


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