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ḥbl, ḥblˀ (ḥḇel, ḥaḇlā) n.m. rope, cord
1
rope, cord
Common (except: OA, BA)
11QtgJob 35.4=40:25↗ ٠٠٠] תנין בחכא או בחבל תחרז לשנה‏ : [can you catch] the sea monster with a hook or pierce its tongue with a rope? ; TgJ Is33:23↗ וִיהוֹן דָמַן לִספִינָא דְאִתפְסִיקוּ חַבלַהָא‏ : they shall be like a boat whose ropes have been cut ; BR 368:8(1)↗ אתה תופס חבלה בתרין ראשוי‏ : you are grabbing the rope by its two ends ; SamTgJ Num4:32↗ ולבניון וסכיון וחבליון‏ : their bricks, pegs, and cords ; P Jos2:15↗ ܘܐܚܬܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܚܒܠܐ‏ ; P Acts27:32↗ ܚܲܒ݂ܠܸܝܗ̈ ܕ݁ܩܲܪܩܘ݂ܪܵܐ‏ : the skiff's ropes ; BT Bek 8b(37)↗ אפשילו חבלי מפארי‏ : twist ropes from bran
(1)
measuring line
CPA, Syr
CPA(le97) Zech 11:14↗ ܘܫܕܝܬ ܬܢܝܢܐ ܚܒܠܐ ܕܝܒܛܠ ܕܝܬ݁ܝܩܐ݁ ܕܝܠܝ ܗܕܐ‏ : I threw away the second one, the line, to abrogate this treaty of mine ; P 2S8:2↗ ܡܫܚ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܚܒ̈ܠܝܢ‏ : two ropes' length
(1)
line
Syr
(2)
bond
CPA
Hom2 12.2:8↗ ܘܩܛܥ ܚܒ̈ܠܝܗ݀ ܕܫܝܘܠ‏ : he cut the bonds of Sheol
(3)
+dnwrˀ : flame
Syr, LJLA
SanctVit 46r text not cited ; TgTosPr Isaiah.66:24↗ חבלין דנורא חבל עליהון על דאדליקו נורא ביומא דשבתה‏ : flames destroyed them because they kindled fire on the Sabbath †
2
snare rope
CPA, Syr, LJLA
CPA Psalms139:6↗ ܚܒܠܝܢ ܡܬ݁ܚܘ ܘܦܚ ܠܪܓ̈ܠܝ‏ : they laid snares and a trap for my feet ; TgProv5:22var.↗ חובוי דרשיעא קמטין ליה ובחבלוי דחטוי נתפכיר‏ : the wicked's debts bind him and he will be tied up in the snare ropes of his sins
3
region
JLAtg, Gal, Syr
TgJ 1Sam6:1var.↗ בְקִרוֵי/בחבל/ פְלִשתָאֵי שִבעָה יַרחִין‏ : [MT: בִּשְׂדֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים שִׁבְעָה חֳדָשִׁים] ; P Ps78:55↗ ܒܚ̈ܒܠܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܗ‏ : his inherited area ; IMac11:8↗ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܕܝܢ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܚܒܠ ܝܡܐ‏ : all the cities of the seacoast
(1)
ܚܒܸܠ ܝܲܡܵܐ : seashore, seaside region
Gal, Syr
BR 350:6(1)↗ תכלתא דחבל ימא‏ : purple dye of the seacoast (i.e., Tyrian purple) ; IIMac8:11↗ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܒܠ ܝܡܐ‏
4
fig. : a row or troop [Hebrew calque]
Syr
P 1S10:5↗ ܗܐ ܦܓܥ ܐܢܬ ܒܚܒܠܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ‏ : you will encounter a troop of prophets
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I.e. "twisted" thing.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 408[210]DJPA: 185aDJBA: 427bDrower/Macuch: 115aJ. Payne-Smith: 124Levy Ch-W: 1:235Tal Sam: 243DNWSI: 345DCPA[Schulthess]: 117[58]BarBahlul: 711:25; cf. BBah 712:5); 712:27Qumran: 74

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