חָבַלchâbal

Meanings

Same root

• חֲבַלchăbal · H2255to ruin
• חֶבֶלchebel · H2256a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
• חֲבֹלchăbôl · H2258a pawn (as security for debt)
• חֹבֵלchôbêl · H2259a sailor
• חִבֵּלchibbêl · H2260a mast
• תַּחְבֻּלָהtachbulâh · H8458(only in plural) properly, steerage (as a management of ropes), i.e. (figuratively) guidance or (by implication) a plan

Where it appears

Appears 27 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 22:26 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as security for a loan, you must return it before sunset.
• Deuteronomy 24:6 “It is wrong to take a set of millstones, or even just the upper millstone, as security for a loan, for the owner uses it to make a living.
• Deuteronomy 24:17 “True justice must be given to foreigners living among you and to orphans, and you must never accept a widow’s garment as security for her debt.
• Nehemiah 1:7 We have sinned terribly by not obeying the commands, decrees, and regulations that you gave us through your servant Moses.
• Job 17:1 “My spirit is crushed, and my life is nearly snuffed out. The grave is ready to receive me.
• Job 22:6 “For example, you must have lent money to your friend and demanded clothing as security. Yes, you stripped him to the bone.