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חֶבֶל H2256

H2256 is the Hebrew word חֶבֶל, transliterated chebel and said kheh'-bel. The King James Version most often renders it cords.

Word: חֶבֶלTransliteration: chebelSaid: kheh'-belLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 55 verses

What it means

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.

Where it comes from

or חֵבֶל; from H2254 (חָבַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 45 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

cords 11×sorrows 8×line 5×cord 4×coast 4×lot 3×region 2×lines 2×ropes 2×pangs 2×country 1×portions 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.

Verses using חֶבֶל

The first 40 of 55 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 3:4 · KJV

And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

Deuteronomy 3:13 · KJV

And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.

Deuteronomy 3:14 · KJV

Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.

Deuteronomy 32:9 · KJV

For the LORD’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

Joshua 2:15 · KJV

Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

Joshua 17:5 · KJV

And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;

Joshua 17:14 · KJV

And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?

Joshua 19:9 · KJV

Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

Joshua 19:29 · KJV

And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:

1 Samuel 10:5 · KJV

After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

1 Samuel 10:10 · KJV

And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

2 Samuel 8:2 · KJV

And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.

2 Samuel 17:13 · KJV

Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.

2 Samuel 22:6 · KJV

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

1 Kings 4:13 · KJV

The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

1 Kings 20:31 · KJV

And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

1 Kings 20:32 · KJV

So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.

1 Chronicles 16:18 · KJV

Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;

Esther 1:6 · KJV

Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.

Job 18:10 · KJV

The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

Job 21:17 · KJV

How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

Job 36:8 · KJV

And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

Job 41:1 · KJV

Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

Psalm 16:6 · KJV

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

Psalm 18:4 · KJV

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

Psalm 18:5 · KJV

The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

Psalm 78:55 · KJV

He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

Psalm 105:11 · KJV

Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:

Psalm 116:3 · KJV

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

Psalm 119:61 · KJV

The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.

Psalm 140:5 · KJV

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

Proverbs 5:22 · KJV

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

Ecclesiastes 12:6 · KJV

Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

Isaiah 5:18 · KJV

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

Isaiah 13:8 · KJV

And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.

Isaiah 26:17 · KJV

Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.

Isaiah 33:20 · KJV

Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

Isaiah 33:23 · KJV

Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

Isaiah 66:7 · KJV

Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.

Jeremiah 13:21 · KJV

What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?

Common questions

What does Strong's H2256 mean?

H2256 is the Hebrew word חֶבֶל (chebel), meaning 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.

How is H2256 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it cords (11 times), sorrows (8 times), line (5 times), cord (4 times), coast (4 times), among others.

How many times does H2256 appear in the Bible?

חֶבֶל (chebel) is tagged in 55 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2256 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or חֵבֶל; from H2254 (חָבַל).

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