Definition
a primitive root; to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule
Traditional renderings: bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.
Traditional renderings: bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָבַשׁ:
- δεσμεύωdesmeuō“to bind”20%
- δύνω, δῦμιdunō“to set”20%
- ἀνακαλύπτωanakaluptō“to unveil”20%
- περιτίθημιperitithēmi“to put on”20%
- ἀρχηγόςarchēgos“founder”20%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
33 total
- Genesis 22:3וַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ · saddledSo Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.
- Exodus 29:9וְחָבַשְׁתָּ֤ · and tieWrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.
- Leviticus 8:13וַיַּחֲבֹ֥שׁ · and tiedThen Moses presented Aaron’s sons, put tunics on them, wrapped sashes around them, and tied headbands on them, just as the LORD had commanded him.
- Numbers 22:21וַֽיַּחֲבֹ֖שׁ · saddledSo in the morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
- Judges 19:10חֲבוּשִׁ֔ים · saddledBut the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.
- 2 Samuel 16:1חֲבֻשִׁ֗ים · of saddledWhen David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
- 2 Samuel 17:23וַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁ · he saddledWhen Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
- 2 Samuel 19:26אֶחְבְּשָׁה־ · saddled“My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba deceived me,
- 1 Kings 2:40וַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ · saddledSo Shimei saddled his donkey and set out to Achish at Gath in search of his slaves, and he brought them back from Gath.
- 1 Kings 13:13חִבְשׁוּ־ · Saddle; וַיַּחְבְּשׁוּ־ · Then they saddledSo the prophet said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” Then they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it
- 1 Kings 13:23וַיַּחֲבָשׁ־ · saddledAnd after the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the old prophet who had brought him back saddled the donkey for him.
- 1 Kings 13:27חִבְשׁוּ־ · Saddle; וַֽיַּחֲבֹֽשׁוּ׃ · So they saddled [it]Then the old prophet instructed his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled it,
- 2 Kings 4:24וַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ · Then she saddledThen she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”
- Job 5:18וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ · but He also bindsFor He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
- Job 28:11חִבֵּ֑שׁ · He stops upHe stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.
- Job 34:17יַחֲב֑וֹשׁ · governCould one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,
- Job 40:13חֲבֹ֣שׁ · imprison themBury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
- Psalm 147:3וּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁ · and bindsHe heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- Isaiah 1:6חֻבָּ֔שׁוּ · bandagedFrom the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.
- Isaiah 3:7חֹבֵ֔שׁ · a healerOn that day he will cry aloud: “I am not a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not make me leader of the people!”
- Isaiah 30:26חֲבֹ֤שׁ · binds upThe light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.
- Isaiah 61:1לַחֲבֹ֣שׁ · to bind upThe Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
- Ezekiel 16:10וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁ֣ךְ · I wrappedI clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.
- Ezekiel 24:17חֲב֣וֹשׁ · PutGroan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”
- Ezekiel 27:24חֲבֻשִׁ֛ים · tightly twistedIn your marketplace they traded with you fine garments of blue, embroidered work, and multicolored rugs with cords tightly twisted and knotted.
- Ezekiel 30:21חֻ֠בְּשָׁה · been bound up; לְחָבְשָׁ֥הּ“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.
- Ezekiel 34:4חֲבַשְׁתֶּ֔ם · bound upYou have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.
- Ezekiel 34:16אֶחֱבֹ֔שׁ · bind upI will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
- Hosea 6:1וְיַחְבְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ · but He will bind up our woundsCome, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
- Jonah 2:5חָב֥וּשׁ · wrappedThe waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.