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Lexicon :: Strong's H2308 - ḥāḏal

Aa
חָדַל
Transliteration
ḥāḏal
Pronunciation
khaw-dal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 609

Strong’s Definitions

חָדַל châdal, khaw-dal'; a primitive root; properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle:—cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 59x

The KJV translates Strong's H2308 in the following manner: cease (20x), forbear (16x), leave (5x), left off (5x), let...alone (2x), forbare (1x), endeth (1x), failed (1x), forborn (1x), forsake (1x), rest (1x), unoccupied (1x), wanteth (1x), non translated variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 59x
The KJV translates Strong's H2308 in the following manner: cease (20x), forbear (16x), leave (5x), left off (5x), let...alone (2x), forbare (1x), endeth (1x), failed (1x), forborn (1x), forsake (1x), rest (1x), unoccupied (1x), wanteth (1x), non translated variant (1x).

  1. to stop, cease, desist, forego, cease to be, leave undone, forbear

    1. (Qal)

      1. to cease, come to an end

      2. to cease, leave off

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָדַל châdal, khaw-dal'; a primitive root; properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle:—cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.
STRONGS H2308: Abbreviations
† חָדַל verb cease (Sabean חדל be negligent, SabDenkm76) —
Qal Perfect חָדַל Genesis 18:11 + 4 times; וְחָדַל consecutive Numbers 9:13; Psalm 49:9; 2nd person masculine singular וְחָדַלְתָּ֫ Exodus 23:5; plural הָֽדְּלוּ Judges 5:6 + 4 times; חָד֑לּוּ (compare Köi, 243) Judges 5:7; 1 Samuel 2:5; 1st person plural חָדַלְנוּ Jeremiah 44:18; Imperfect יֶחְדַּל Deuteronomy 15:11 + (Job 10:20 Kt יחדל jussive > Qr וַחֲדָ֑ל Imperative); אֶחְדָּ֑ל Judges 15:7 + 3 times; וְאַחְדְּלָה Job 16:6; plural יֶחְדָּ֑לוּ Ezekiel 2:5 + 2 times; יֶחְדָּלוּ֔ן Exodus 9:29; וַיַּחְדְּלוּ Genesis 11:8; Exodus 9:33, נֶחְדָּ֑ל 1 Kings 22:15, etc.; Infinitive construct חֲדֹל 1 Samuel 12:23; Imperative חֲדַל Exodus 14:12 +, etc.; חִדְלוּ Isaiah 1:16; Isaiah 2:22; חֲדָ֑לוּ Zechariah 11:22; —
1. cease, come to an end Exodus 9:29, 33, 34 (J), Isaiah 24:8; impersonal חָדַל לִהְיוֺת לְשָׂרָה Genesis 18:11 (J); cease to be Deuteronomy 15:11 (followed by מִן), and in poetry Judges 5:6, 7 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 2:5; Job 14:7; = be lacking, fail Job 19:14; Proverbs 10:19.
2. cease, leave off, followed by infinitive with לְ Genesis 11:8 (J), Genesis 41:49 (E), Numbers 9:13 (P), 1 Samuel 12:23; 1 Samuel 23:13; Jeremiah 44:18; Jeremiah 51:30; Deuteronomy 23:23; Psalm 36:4; Proverbs 19:27; Ruth 1:18; infinitive alone Isaiah 1:16; so also Hosea 8:10, where read וְחָֽדְלוּ for וַיָּחֵלּוּ Greek Version of the LXX Che We; followed by infinitive with מִן Exodus 23:5 (JE), 1 Kings 15:21 2 Chronicles 16:5; followed by substantive with מִן (cease regarding) Isaiah 2:22 (but Che Du and others treat see as interpolation; omitted by Greek Version of the LXX), 1 Samuel 9:5; Proverbs 23:4; followed by מֵאלהים 2 Chronicles 35:21, i.e. leave off provoking God; Exodus 14:12 (J), followed by מִמֶּנּו desist from us, let us alone; Job 7:16; followed by accusative Job 3:17 רֹגֶז ח׳; Job 14:6 have rest (i.e. cease from being troubled, see Di; compare Job 14:1); no complem. expressed, cease, forbear Judges 15:7; Judges 20:28; Amos 7:5; 1 Kings 22:6, 15 2 Chronicles 18:5, 14; Jeremiah 40:4; Jeremiah 41:8; Zechariah 11:12; Psalm 49:9; Job 16:6; 2 Chronicles 25:16; specifically of refusal to hear Ezekiel 2:5, 7; Ezekiel 3:11, 27 (all opposed to שָׁמַע).
Hoph. Perfect (contracted) with interrogative particle הֶחֳדַלְתִּי Judges 9:9, 11, 13 should I be made to leave, followed by accusative (compare Köi, 240 ff.); **Job 10:20 (but read here probably יְמֵי חֶלְדִּי Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Bi Bu Du); but perhaps read הֶחָדַלְתִּי,
Qal Perfect Stu Be, compare, for accusative followed by, Job 3:17.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

11:8; 11:8; 18:11; 18:11; 41:49

Exodus

9:29; 9:29; 9:33; 9:33; 9:34; 14:12; 14:12; 23:5; 23:5

Numbers

9:13; 9:13

Deuteronomy

15:11; 15:11; 23:23

Judges

5:6; 5:6; 5:7; 5:7; 9:9; 9:11; 9:13; 15:7; 15:7; 20:28

Ruth

1:18

1 Samuel

2:5; 2:5; 9:5; 12:23; 12:23; 23:13

1 Kings

15:21; 22:6; 22:15; 22:15

2 Chronicles

16:5; 18:5; 18:14; 25:16; 35:21

Job

3:17; 3:17; 7:16; 10:20; 10:20; 14:1; 14:6; 14:7; 16:6; 16:6; 19:14

Psalms

36:4; 49:9; 49:9

Proverbs

10:19; 19:27; 23:4

Isaiah

1:16; 1:16; 2:22; 2:22; 24:8

Jeremiah

40:4; 41:8; 44:18; 44:18; 51:30

Ezekiel

2:5; 2:5; 2:7; 3:11; 3:27

Hosea

8:10

Amos

7:5

Zechariah

11:12

H2308

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Strong's Number H2308 matches the Hebrew חָדַל (ḥāḏal),
which occurs 59 times in 56 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 11:8–Jer 51:30)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:8 - So the Lord God sent them away into every part of the earth: and they gave up building their town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:11 - Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:49 - So he got together a store of grain like the sand of the sea; so great a store that after a time he gave up measuring it, for it might not be measured.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:29 - And Moses said, When I am gone outside the town, my hands will be stretched out to the Lord; the thunders and the ice-storm will come to an end, so that you may see that the earth is the Lord's.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:33 - So Moses went out of the town, and stretching out his hands made prayer to God: and the thunders and the ice-storm came to an end; and the fall of rain was stopped.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:34 - But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the ice-storm and the thunders were ended, he went on sinning, and made his heart hard, he and his servants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:12 - Did we not say to you in Egypt, Let us be as we are, working for the Egyptians? for it is better to be the servants of the Egyptians than to come to our death in the waste land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:5 - If you see the ass of one who has no love for you bent down to the earth under the weight which is put on it, you are to come to its help, even against your desire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:13 - But the man who, not being unclean or on a journey, does not keep the Passover, will be cut off from his people: because he did not make the offering of the Lord at the regular time, his sin will be on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:11 - For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:22 - But if you take no oath, there will be no sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:6 - In the days of Shamgar, the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were not used, and travellers went by side roads.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:7 - Country towns were no more in Israel, *** were no more, till you, Deborah, came up, till you came up as a mother in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:9 - But the olive-tree said to them, Am I to give up my wealth of oil, by which men give honour to God, and go waving over the trees?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:11 - But the fig-tree said to them, Am I to give up my sweet taste and my good fruit and go waving over the trees?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:13 - But the vine said to them, Am I to give up my wine, which makes glad God and men, to go waving over the trees?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:7 - And Samson said to them, If you go on like this, truly I will take my full payment from you; and that will be the end of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:28 - And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, was in his place before it,) and said, Am I still to go on with the fight against the children of Benjamin my brother, or am I to give it up? And the Lord said, Go on; for tomorrow I will give him into your hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:18 - And when she saw that Ruth was strong in her purpose to go with her she said no more.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:5 - Those who were full are offering themselves as servants for bread; those who were in need are at rest; truly, she who had no children has become the mother of seven; and she who had a family is wasted with sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:5 - And when they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to the servant who was with him, Come, let us go back, or my father may give up caring about the asses and be troubled about us.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:23 - And as for me, never will I go against the orders of the Lord by giving up my prayers for you: but I will go on teaching you the good and right way.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:13 - Then David and his men, about six hundred of them, went out of Keilah, and got away wherever they were able to go. And Saul, hearing that David had got away from Keilah, did not go there.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:21 - And Baasha, hearing of it, put a stop to the building of Ramah, and was living in Tirzah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:6 - So the king of Israel got all the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, Am I to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And they said, Go up: for the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:15 - When he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, are we to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And in answer he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:5 - Then Baasha, hearing of it, put a stop to the building of Ramah, and let his work come to an end.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:5 - So the king of Israel got together all the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, Am I to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And they said, Go up: for God will give it into the hands of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:14 - When he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, are we to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and they will be given up into your hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:16 - But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destruction, because you have done this and have not given ear to my words.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:21 - But he sent representatives to him, saying, What have I to do with you, O king of Judah? I have not come against you this day, but against those with whom I am at war; and God has given me orders to go forward quickly: keep out of God's way, for he is with me, or he will send destruction on you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:17 - There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:16 - I have no desire for life, I would not be living for ever! Keep away from me, for my days are as a breath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:20 - Are not the days of my life small in number? Let your eyes be turned away from me, so that I may have a little pleasure,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:6 - Let your eyes be turned away from him, and take your hand from him, so that he may have pleasure at the end of his day, like a servant working for payment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:7 - For there is hope of a tree; if it is cut down, it will come to life again, and its branches will not come to an end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:6 - If I say what is in my mind, my pain becomes no less: and if I keep quiet, how much of it goes from me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:14 - My relations and my near friends have given me up, and those living in my house have put me out of their minds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:3 - In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:8 - (Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:19 - Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:27 - A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:4 - Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:16 - Be washed, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; let there be an end of sinning;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:22 - Have no more to do with man, whose life is only a breath, for he is of no value.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:8 - The pleasing sound of all instruments of music has come to an end, and the voices of those who are glad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:4 - Now see, this day I am freeing you from the chains which are on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will keep an eye on you; but if it does not seem good to you to come with me to Babylon, then do not come: see, all the land is before you; if it seems good and right to you to go on living in the land,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:8 - But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, Do not put us to death, for we have secret stores, in the country, of grain and oil and honey. So he did not put them to death with their countrymen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:18 - But from the time when we gave up burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her, we have been in need of all things, and have been wasted by the sword and by need of food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:30 - Babylon's men of war have kept back from the fight, waiting in their strong places; their strength has given way, they have become like women: her houses have been put on fire, her locks are broken.

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