2259. chobel

Lexicon

chobel: Pledge, surety, security

Original Word: חֹבֵל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: chobel
Pronunciation: kho-BEL
Phonetic Spelling: (kho-bale')
Definition: Pledge, surety, security
Meaning: a sailor

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

pilot, shipmaster

Active participle from chabal (in the sense of handling ropes); a sailor -- pilot, shipmaster.

see HEBREW chabal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chebel
Definition
sailor
NASB Translation
captain* (1), pilots (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָבַל (chabal), which means "to bind" or "to pledge."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry in Strong's Concordance is G2942 (κυβερνήτης, kybernetes), which also refers to a helmsman or shipmaster. This term is used in the New Testament to describe those who steer or guide a ship, paralleling the role of חֹבֵל in the Hebrew Bible. The Greek term emphasizes the leadership and navigational skills required to manage a vessel, similar to the responsibilities of a חֹבֵל.

Usage: The term חֹבֵל is used in the context of maritime activities, specifically referring to sailors or mariners who are responsible for the operation and navigation of a ship.

Context: The Hebrew word חֹבֵל (Chobel) appears in the context of seafaring and maritime activities. It is used to describe individuals who are skilled in the art of navigation and the operation of ships. In the ancient Near Eastern context, sailors were essential for trade and transportation across bodies of water. The role of a sailor was both challenging and dangerous, requiring expertise in handling the ship, understanding weather patterns, and navigating the seas.

In the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), the term is found in Ezekiel 27:8-9, where it describes the sailors of Tyre, a prominent maritime city known for its skilled seafarers. The passage highlights the expertise and importance of these sailors in the operation of Tyre's ships, contributing to the city's wealth and influence through trade.

Ezekiel 27:8-9 (BSB): "The men of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers. Your skilled men, O Tyre, were aboard as your sailors. The elders of Gebal and their wise men repaired your leaks; all the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise."

This passage underscores the collaborative nature of maritime trade in the ancient world, where sailors from various regions contributed to the success of a city's commercial endeavors.

Forms and Transliterations

הַחֹבֵ֔ל החבל וְחֹבְלָ֑יִךְ וחבליך חֹבְלֵ֣י חֹבְלָ֑יִךְ חֹבְלָֽיִךְ׃ חבלי חבליך חבליך׃ choeLayich choeLei ha·ḥō·ḇêl hachoVel haḥōḇêl ḥō·ḇə·lā·yiḵ ḥō·ḇə·lê ḥōḇəlāyiḵ ḥōḇəlê vechoeLayich wə·ḥō·ḇə·lā·yiḵ wəḥōḇəlāyiḵ

Englishman's Concordance

Ezekiel 27:8
HEB: בָ֔ךְ הֵ֖מָּה חֹבְלָֽיִךְ׃
NAS: O Tyre, were aboard; they were your pilots.
KJV: [men], O Tyrus, [that] were in thee, were thy pilots.
INT: become they were your pilots

Ezekiel 27:27
HEB: מַעֲרָבֵ֕ךְ מַלָּחַ֖יִךְ וְחֹבְלָ֑יִךְ מַחֲזִיקֵ֣י בִדְקֵ֣ך
NAS: Your sailors and your pilots, Your repairers
KJV: thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers,
INT: your merchandise your sailors and your pilots your repairers of seams

Ezekiel 27:28
HEB: לְק֖וֹל זַעֲקַ֣ת חֹבְלָ֑יִךְ יִרְעֲשׁ֖וּ מִגְרֹשֽׁוֹת׃
NAS: of the cry of your pilots The pasture lands
KJV: at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
INT: the sound of the cry of your pilots will shake the pasture

Ezekiel 27:29
HEB: מַלָּחִ֕ים כֹּ֖ל חֹבְלֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם אֶל־
NAS: [and] all the pilots of the sea
KJV: the mariners, [and] all the pilots of the sea,
INT: the sailors all the pilots of the sea on

Jonah 1:6
HEB: אֵלָיו֙ רַ֣ב הַחֹבֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ
INT: about in abundance pilot and said How

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2259
5 Occurrences

ḥō·ḇə·lā·yiḵ — 2 Occ.
ḥō·ḇə·lê — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥō·ḇêl — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥō·ḇə·lā·yiḵ — 1 Occ.