חָבַרchâbar
חָבַר: unite, be joined, tie a magic knot or spell, charm, (usually intransitive)
Pronunciation: khaw-bar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2266
Meanings
Qal: active (Genesis 14:3; Deuteronomy 18:11; Psalms 58:6)
1. unite, be joined
a. came as allies unto, Ephraim is joined to idols (Genesis 14:3; Hosea 4:17; Isaiah 44:11)
b. joining each one, united each to the other (Ezekiel 1:9; Ezekiel 1:11; Exodus 26:3)
2. tie magic knots, charm (Deuteronomy 18:11; Psalms 58:6)
Pi`el
1. make an ally of, unite, and he united him with himself (2 Chronicles 20:36)
2. unite, join, (transitive) (Exodus 26:6; Exodus 36:10; Exodus 36:13)
Pu`al
1.
a. be allied with (Psalms 94:20)
b. be united to, = be one of
2. be joined together (Exodus 39:4; Exodus 28:7; Psalms 122:3)
Hiph`il: I could make a joining (Job 16:4)
Hithpa`el: join oneself to, make an alliance (2 Chronicles 20:35; Daniel 11:6; 2 Chronicles 20:37)
ᵑ7: fellow, comrade (Daniel 2:13)
Same root
- חָבוֹרChâbôwr · H2249Chabor, a river of Assyria
- חַבּוּרָהchabbûwrâh · H2250properly, bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself)
- חֶבֶרcheber · H2267a society; also a spell
- חֲבַרchăbar · H2269an associate
- חָבֵרchâbêr · H2270an associate
- חַבָּרchabbâr · H2271a partner
- חֲבַרְבֻּרָהchăbarburâh · H2272a streak (like a line), as on the tiger
- חֹבֶרֶתchôbereth · H2279a joint
Where it appears
Appears 29 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 14:3 This second group of kings joined forces in Siddim Valley (that is, the valley of the Dead Sea).
- Exodus 26:3 Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, then join the other five into a second long curtain.
- Exodus 26:6 Then make fifty gold clasps and fasten the long curtains together with the clasps. In this way, the Tabernacle will be made of one continuous piece.
- Exodus 26:9 Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and join the other six into a second long curtain. Allow 3 feet of material from the second set of curtains to hang over the front of the sacred tent.
- Exodus 26:11 Then make fifty bronze clasps, and fasten the loops of the long curtains with the clasps. In this way, the tent covering will be made of one continuous piece.
- Exodus 28:7 It will consist of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).