What does לֹא · חָבַל mean in the Bible?
לֹא · חָבַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles".
Hebrew · H3808, H2254
לֹא־יַחֲבֹל
Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles · to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind ; specifically, by a pledge ; figuratively, to pervert , destroy ; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
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לֹא H3808 not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
חָבַל H2254 to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind ; specifically, by a pledge ; figuratively, to pervert , destroy ; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
Pronunciation yəḥabbel
Binding action that moves from physical restraint to covenant violation, corruption, and destructive harm of persons.
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What does לֹא־יַחֲבֹל (lo-yachavol) mean in the Bible?
לֹא · חָבַל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3808, H2254?
H3808, H2254 is connected to 5,218 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
Strong's H3808, H2254
Lexical occurrences 5,218 verses Source Gloss
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain