Strong's Definition
a 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
Derivation: or חֵבֶל; from H2254 (חָבַל);
KJV Usage: band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
TWOT Reference: 592b,595a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) a cord, rope, territory, band, company
1a) a rope, cord
1b) a measuring-cord or line
1c) a measured portion, lot, part, region
1d) a band or company
2) pain, sorrow, travail, pang
2a) pains of travail
2b) pains, pangs, sorrows
3) union
4) destruction
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חֵבֶל / חֶבֶל
chebel / chêbel
BDB Definition:
1) a cord, rope, territory, band, company
1a) a rope, cord
1b) a measuring-cord or line
1c) a measured portion, lot, part, region
1d) a band or company
2) pain, sorrow, travail, pang
2a) pains of travail
2b) pains, pangs, sorrows
3) union
4) destruction
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2254
Same Word by TWOT Number: 592b, 595a
Total KJV Occurrences: 62