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Lexicon :: Strong's H2280 - ḥāḇaš

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חָבַשׁ
Transliteration
ḥāḇaš
Pronunciation
khaw-bash'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 599

Strong’s Definitions

חָבַשׁ châbash, khaw-bash'; a primitive root; to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule:—bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's H2280 in the following manner: saddle (13x), bind up (9x), bind (5x), put (2x), about (1x), girded (1x), govern (1x), healer (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x
The KJV translates Strong's H2280 in the following manner: saddle (13x), bind up (9x), bind (5x), put (2x), about (1x), girded (1x), govern (1x), healer (1x).

  1. to tie, bind, bind on, bind up, saddle, restrain, bandage, govern

    1. (Qal)

      1. to bind, bind on

      2. to bind up

    2. (Piel) to bind, restrain

    3. (Pual) to be bound up

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָבַשׁ châbash, khaw-bash'; a primitive root; to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule:—bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.
STRONGS H2280: Abbreviations
† [חָבַשׁ] verb bind, bind on, bind up (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian abâšu, according to DlW 70, Pr 174; Arabic حَبَسَ confine, restrict; yet on Assyrian ḫibšu 'Kopfbinde' (with חֿ), etc., see ZehnpfBAS i. 499, 526; Aramaic Wfbo; compare axywvubo, חֲבוּשְׁיָא imprisonment, etc.) —
Qal Perfect 2nd person masculine singular וְחָבַשְׁתָּ֫ Exodus 29:9; 2nd person masculine plural חֲבַשְׁתֶּם Ezekiel 34:4; Imperfect יַחֲבוֺשׁ Job 34:17; וַיַּחֲבשׁ Genesis 22:3 + 4 times; וַיַּחֲבָשֿׁ 1 Kings 13:23; וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ Job 5:18; וַיַּחְבְּשֵׁנוּ Hosea 6:1; 3rd person feminine singular וַתַחֲבשׁ 2 Kings 4:24; אֶחֱבשׁ Ezekiel 34:16; cohortative אֶחְבְּשָׁהֿ 2 Samuel 19:27 (but compare below); וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁךְ Ezekiel 16:10; וַיַּחְבְּשׁוֿ 1 Kings 13:13; וַיַּחֲב֑שׁו 1 Kings 13:27; Imperative חֲבשׁ Job 40:13; חֲבוֺשׁ Ezekiel 24:17; חִבְשׁוּ 1 Kings 13:13, 27; Infinitive construct חֲבשׁ Isaiah 30:26; Isaiah 61:1;לְחָבְּשָׁהּ Ezekiel 30:21 (strike out Co, compare Greek Version of the LXX). Participle active חֹבֵשׁ Isaiah 3:7; passive חָבוּשׁ Jonah 2:6; חֲבוּשִׁים Judges 19:10; חֲבֻשִׁים 2 Samuel 16:1; Ezekiel 27:24; —
1. bind, bind on:
a. headgear, with accusative of thing, לְ person Exodus 29:9; Leviticus 8:13 (both P); with על person Ezekiel 24:17 (P); passive of seaweeds clinging about head סוּף חָבוּשׁ לְראֹשִׁי Jonah 2:6; with suffix person and בְּ of thing וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁךְ Ezekiel 16:10 and I bound (or wound) about thee (i.e. thy head, Sm VB) שֵׁשׁ (in metaphor of י׳'s care for Jerusalem; || אַלְבִּישֵׁךְ, אֶנְעֲלֵךְ); figurative of punishment for wicked מְּנֵיהֶם חֲבשׁ בטמון Job 40:13 bind their faces in darkness (|| טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר) see Di.
b. passive probably twined, twisted in חֲבָלִים חֲבֻשִׁים וַאֲרֻזִים Ezekiel 27:24, cords twisted and strong, see Sm Da. Especially
c. of equipping a beast for riding; ass, in accusative Genesis 22:3; Numbers 22:21 (both E), 2 Samuel 17:23 & 2 Samuel 19:27 (where however read לוֺ חָבְשָׁהלִּֿי, so Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Vulgate Th We Dr), 1 Kings 2:40; 1 Kings 13:13 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 13:23, 27 (twice in verse) (1 Kings 13:27b no direct object expressed) 2 Kings 4:24; passive, also of asses, Judges 19:10; 2 Samuel 16:1.
d. figurative = restrain, control (German bändigen), absolute Job 34:17.
2. bind up, namely a wound, usually in figure, of comforting the distressed, etc.; with suffix person Hosea 6:1 (|| רָפָא, opposed to הִכָּה); followed by לְ person לַחֲבשׁ לְנִשְׁבְּרֵילֵֿב Isaiah 61:1; compare Ezekiel 34:4 (followed by לַנִּשְׁבֶּרֶת; || חַזֵּק, רִפֵּא), Ezekiel 34:16 (followed by id.; || חִזֵּק); followed by accusative of thing בְּיוֺם אֶתשֶֿׁבֶר עַמּוֺ חֲבשׁ י׳ Isaiah 30:26 (|| רָפָא); with accusative of Pharaoh's broken arm Ezekiel 30:21 (si vera lectio, see above; compare Pu.); absolute Job 5:18; also Isaiah 3:7 of repairing fortunes of people (opposed to הִכְאִיב; || רָפָה = רָפָא).
Pi. Perfect חִבֵּשׁ bind, restrain מִבְּכִי נהרות Job 28:11; Participle מְחַבֵּשׁ bind up לְעַצְבוֺתָם Psalm 147:3.
Pu. Perfect be bound up חֻבְּשָׁה Ezekiel 30:21 (metaphor) Pharaoh's broken arm; חֻבָּ֑שׁוּ Isaiah 1:6 (wounds of land of Judah).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

22:3; 22:3

Exodus

29:9; 29:9

Leviticus

8:13

Numbers

22:21

Judges

19:10; 19:10

2 Samuel

16:1; 16:1; 17:23; 19:27; 19:27

1 Kings

2:40; 13:13; 13:13; 13:13; 13:23; 13:23; 13:27; 13:27; 13:27; 13:27

2 Kings

4:24; 4:24

Job

5:18; 5:18; 28:11; 34:17; 34:17; 40:13; 40:13

Psalms

147:3

Isaiah

1:6; 3:7; 3:7; 30:26; 30:26; 61:1; 61:1

Ezekiel

16:10; 16:10; 24:17; 24:17; 27:24; 27:24; 30:21; 30:21; 30:21; 34:4; 34:4; 34:16; 34:16

Hosea

6:1; 6:1

Jonah

2:6; 2:6

H2280

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2280 matches the Hebrew חָבַשׁ (ḥāḇaš),
which occurs 33 times in 30 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:3 - So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled H2280 his donkey and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son; and he split wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:9 - “You shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and bind H2280 [fn]caps on them, and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute. So you shall [fn]ordain Aaron and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:13 - Next Moses brought Aaron’s sons near and clothed them with tunics and girded them with sashes and bound H2280 [fn]caps on them, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:21 -

So Balaam arose in the morning and saddled H2280 his donkey and went with the leaders of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:10 -

But the man was not willing to spend the night, so he arose and went and came to a place before Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). And there were with him a pair of saddled H2280 donkeys; his concubine also was with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:1 -

Now David had passed a little beyond the summit, and behold, Ziba the young man of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of saddled H2280 donkeys, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred summer fruits, and a jug of wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:23 -

Now Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not [fn]followed. So he [fn]saddled H2280 his donkey and arose and went to his home, to his city, and [fn]set his house in order, and strangled himself; thus he died and was buried in the grave of his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:26 - So he answered, “O my lord, the king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said, ‘I will saddle H2280 a donkey for myself that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ because your servant is lame.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:40 - Then Shimei arose and saddled H2280 his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish to search for his slaves. And Shimei went and brought his slaves from Gath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:13 - Then he said to his sons, “Saddle H2280 the donkey for me.” So they saddled H2280 the donkey for him and he rode away on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:23 - Now it happened after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he saddled H2280 the donkey for him, for the prophet whom he had brought back.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:27 - Then he spoke to his sons, saying, “Saddle H2280 the donkey for me.” And they saddled H2280 it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:24 - Then she saddled H2280 a donkey and said to her young man, “Drive and go; do not hold back the pace of the ride for me unless I tell you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:18 -

“For He inflicts pain and [fn]gives H2280 relief H2280;

He [fn]wounds, and His hands also heal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:11 -

“He dams H2280 up H2280 the streams from [fn]flowing,

And what is hidden he brings out to the light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:17 -

“Shall one who hates justice [fn]rule H2280?

And will you condemn the righteous mighty One,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:13 -

“Hide them in the dust together;

Bind H2280 their faces in the hidden place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:3 -

He is the One who heals the brokenhearted

And who binds H2280 up H2280 their [fn]wounds,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:6 -

From the sole of the foot even to the head

There is nothing sound in it,

Only bruises, wounds, and raw wounds,

Not pressed out, not bandaged H2280,

Not softened with oil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:7 -

He will [fn]protest on that day, saying,

“I will not be your [fn]healer H2280,

For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;

You should not appoint me ruler of the people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:26 - And the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, on the day Yahweh binds H2280 up H2280 the fracture of His people and heals the bruise [fn]He has inflicted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:1 -

The Spirit of Lord Yahweh is upon me

Because Yahweh has anointed me

To bring good news to the [fn]afflicted;

He has sent me to bind H2280 up H2280 the brokenhearted,

To proclaim release to captives

And [fn]freedom to prisoners,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:10 - “I also clothed you with embroidered cloth and put sandals of porpoise skin on your feet; and I wrapped H2280 you with fine linen and covered you with silk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:17 - “Groan silently; make no mourning for the dead. Bind H2280 on your headdress and put your shoes on your feet and do not cover your mustache and do not eat the bread of men.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:24 - “They traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of [fn]blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of many colors and tightly wound H2280 cords, which were among your merchandise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:21 - “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and behold, it has not been bound H2280 up H2280 to be given healing [fn]or wrapped H2280 with a bandage, that it may be strong to seize the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:4 - “Those who are sickly you have not strengthened, and the [fn]diseased you have not healed, and the broken you have not bound H2280 up H2280, and the scattered you have not brought back, nor have you searched for the lost; but with strength and with severity you have dominated them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:16 - “I will search for the lost, bring back the scattered, bind H2280 up H2280 the broken, and strengthen the sick; but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:1 -

“Come, let us return to Yahweh.

For He has torn us, but He will heal us;

He has struck us, but He will bandage H2280 us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:5 -

“Water encompassed me to my very soul.

The great deep surrounded me,

Weeds were wrapped H2280 around my head.

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