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Lexicon :: Strong's H2259 - ḥōḇēl

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חֹבֵל
Transliteration
ḥōḇēl
Pronunciation
kho-bale'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Act. participle from חָבַל (H2254) (in the sense of handling ropes)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 592c

Strong’s Definitions

חֹבֵל chôbêl, kho-bale'; active participle from H2254 (in the sense of handling ropes); a sailor:—pilot, shipmaster.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H2259 in the following manner: pilot (4x), shipmaster (with H7227) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H2259 in the following manner: pilot (4x), shipmaster (with H7227) (1x).

  1. sailor, seaman

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֹבֵל chôbêl, kho-bale'; active participle from H2254 (in the sense of handling ropes); a sailor:—pilot, shipmaster.
STRONGS H2259: Abbreviations
† חֹבֵל noun masculine sailor (denominative from חֶבֶל; i.e. rope-puller) — חֹבְלֵי הַיָּם Ezekiel 27:29; חֹבְלָ֑יִךְ Ezekiel 27:8,27,28; collective רַב הַחֹבֵל i.e. the captain Jonah 1:6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezekiel

27:8; 27:27; 27:28; 27:29

Jonah

1:6

H2259

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2259 matches the Hebrew חֹבֵל (ḥōḇēl),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:8 - The leaders of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your skilled men, O Tyre, were your captains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:27 - Your wealth, products, and merchandise, your sailors and captains, your ship's carpenters, your merchants, and all your fighting men within you, along with all your crew who are in you, will fall into the heart of the seas on the day of your downfall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:28 - At the sound of your captains' cry the waves will surge;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:29 - They will descend from their ships - all who handle the oar, the sailors and all the sea captains - they will stand on the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:6 - The ship's captain approached him and said, "What are you doing asleep? Get up! Cry out to your god! Perhaps your god might take notice of us so that we might not die!"
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