2280. chabash
Strong's Lexicon
chabash: To bind, bandage, wrap, saddle

Original Word: חָבַשׁ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chabash
Pronunciation: khaw-bash'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-bash')
Definition: To bind, bandage, wrap, saddle
Meaning: to wrap firmly, to stop, to rule

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1210 (δέω, deo): To bind, tie, fasten

- G2390 (ἰάομαι, iaomai): To heal, cure, restore

Usage: The Hebrew verb "chabash" primarily means to bind or bandage, often in the context of healing wounds. It can also refer to the act of wrapping or saddling, as in preparing a donkey or horse for riding. The term conveys a sense of care, preparation, and readiness, often associated with healing and restoration.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the act of binding or bandaging wounds was a common practice, reflecting the community's concern for health and well-being. The imagery of binding wounds is frequently used in the Bible to symbolize God's healing and restorative power. In a pastoral society, saddling animals was also a routine task, indicating preparation for travel or work.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to bind, bind on, bind up
NASB Translation
bandage (1), bandaged (1), bind (5), binds (2), bound (3), dams (1), gives relief (1), healer (1), rule (1), saddle (3), saddled (10), wound (1), wrapped (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[חָבַשׁ] verb bind, bind on, bind up (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian abâšu, according to DlW 70, Pr 174; Arabic confine, restrict; yet on Assyrian —ibšu 'Kopfbinde' (with חֿ), etc., see ZehnpfBAS i. 499, 526; Aramaic ; compare , חֲבוּשְׁיָא imprisonment, etc.) —

Qal Perfect2masculine singular וְחָבַשְׁתָּ֫ Exodus 29:9; 2masculine plural חֲבַשְׁתֶּם Ezekiel 34:4; Imperfect יַחֲבוֺשׁ Job 34:17; וַיַּחֲבשׁ Genesis 22:3 4t.; וַיַּחֲבָשֿׁ 1 Kings 13:23; וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ Job 5:18; וַיַּחְבְּשֵׁנוּ Hosea 6:1; 3feminine singular וַתַחֲבשׁ 2 Kings 4:24; אֶחֱבשׁ Ezekiel 34:16; cohortative אֶחְבְּשָׁהֿ 2 Samuel 19:27 (but compare below); וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁךְ Ezekiel 16:10; וַיַּחְבְּשׁוֿ 1 Kings 13:13; וַיַּחֲב֑שׁו 1 Kings 13:27; Imperative חֲבשׁ Job 40:13; חֲבוֺשׁ Ezekiel 24:17; חִבְשׁוּ 1 Kings 13:13,27; Infinitive construct חֲבשׁ Isaiah 30:26; Isaiah 61:1;לְחָבְּשָׁהּ Ezekiel 30:21 (strike out Co, compare ᵐ5). Participle active חֹבֵשׁ Isaiah 3:7; passive חָבוּשׁ Jonah 2:6; חֲבוּשִׁים Judges 19:10; חֲבֻשִׁים 2 Samuel 16:1; Ezekiel 27:24; —

1 bind, bind on:

a. headgear, with accusative of thing, לְ person Exodus 29:9; Leviticus 8:13 (both P); with על person Ezekiel 24:17 (P); passive of seaweeds clinging about head סוּף חָבוּשׁ לְראֹשִׁי Jonah 2:6; with suffix person and בְּ of thing וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁךְ Ezekiel 16:10 and I bound (or wound) about thee (i.e. thy head, Sm VB) שֵׁשׁ (in metaphor of ׳יs care for Jerusalem; "" אַלְבִּישֵׁךְ, אֶנְעֲלֵךְ); figurative of punishment for wicked מְּנֵיהֶם חֲבשׁ בטמון Job 40:13 bind their faces in darkness ("" טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר) see Di.

b. passive probably twined, twisted in חֲבָלִים חֲבֻשִׁים וַאֲרֻזִים Ezekiel 27:24, cords twisted and strong, see Sm Da. Especially

c. of equipping a beast for riding; ass, in accusative Genesis 22:3; Numbers 22:21 (both E), 2 Samuel 17:23 & 2 Samuel 19:27 (where however read לוֺ חָבְשָׁהלִּֿי, so ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Th We Dr), 1 Kings 2:40; 1 Kings 13:13 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 13:23,27 (twice in verse) (1Kings 13:27 b no direct object expressed) 2 Kings 4:24; passive, also of asses, Judges 19:10; 2 Samuel 16:1.

d. figurative = restrain, control (German bändigen), absolute Job 34:17.

2 bind up, namely a wound, usually in figure, of comforting the distressed, etc.; with suffix person Hosea 6:1 ("" רָפָא, opposed to הִכָּה); followed by לְ person לַחֲבשׁ לְנִשְׁבְּרֵילֵֿב Isaiah 61:1; compare Ezekiel 34:4 (followed by לַנִּשְׁבֶּרֶת; "" חַזֵּק, רִמֵּא), Ezekiel 34:16 (followed by id.; "" חִזֵּק); followed by accusative of thing בְּיוֺם אֶתשֶֿׁבֶר עַמּוֺ ׳חֲבשׁ י Isaiah 30:26 ("" רָפָא); with accusative of Pharaoh's broken arm Ezekiel 30:21 (si vera lectio, see above; compare Pu`al); absolute Job 5:18; also Isaiah 3:7 of repairing fortunes of people (opposed to הִכְאִיב; "" רָפָה = רָפָא).

Pi`el Perfect חִבֵּשׁ bind, restrain מִבְּכִי נהרות Job 28:11; Participle מְחַבֵּשׁ bind up לְעַצְבוֺתָם Psalm 147:3.

Pu`al Perfect be bound up חֻבְּשָׁה Ezekiel 30:21 (metaphor) Pharaoh's broken arm; חֻבָּ֑שׁוּ Isaiah 1:6 (wounds of land of Judah).

חבת (√ of following; compare Arabic be obscure, IV. be lowly, submissive, low ground).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bind up, gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about

A primitive root; to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule -- bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.

Forms and Transliterations
אֶחְבְּשָׁה־ אֶחֱבֹ֔שׁ אחבש אחבשה־ וְחָבַשְׁתָּ֤ וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ וְיַחְבְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ וַֽיַּחֲבֹ֖שׁ וַֽיַּחֲבֹֽשׁוּ׃ וַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ וַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ וַיַּחְבְּשׁוּ־ וַיַּחֲבָשׁ־ וַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁ וַיַּחֲבֹ֥שׁ וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁ֣ךְ וּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁ ואחבשך וחבשת ויחבש ויחבש־ ויחבשו־ ויחבשו׃ ויחבשנו׃ ומחבש ותחבש חֲב֣וֹשׁ חֲבַשְׁתֶּ֔ם חֲבֹ֣שׁ חֲבֹ֤שׁ חֲבֻשִׁ֗ים חֲבֻשִׁ֛ים חֲבוּשִׁ֔ים חִבְשׁוּ־ חִבֵּ֑שׁ חָב֥וּשׁ חֹבֵ֔שׁ חֻ֠בְּשָׁה חֻבָּ֔שׁוּ חבוש חבושים חבש חבשה חבשו חבשו־ חבשים חבשתם יַחֲב֑וֹשׁ יחבוש לְחָבְשָׁ֥הּ לַחֲבֹ֣שׁ לחבש לחבשה ’e·ḥĕ·ḇōš ’eḥ·bə·šāh- ’eḥbəšāh- ’eḥĕḇōš chavashTem chaVoosh chaVosh chaVush chavuShim chibBesh chivshu choVesh chubBashu Chubbeshah echbeshah echeVosh ḥă·ḇaš·tem ḥă·ḇō·wōš ḥă·ḇōš ḥă·ḇu·šîm ḥă·ḇū·šîm ḥā·ḇūš ḥăḇaštem ḥăḇōš ḥăḇōwōš ḥāḇūš ḥăḇušîm ḥăḇūšîm ḥib·bêš ḥiḇ·šū- ḥibbêš ḥiḇšū- ḥō·ḇêš ḥōḇêš ḥub·bā·šū ḥub·bə·šāh ḥubbāšū ḥubbəšāh la·ḥă·ḇōš lachaVosh laḥăḇōš lə·ḥā·ḇə·šāh lechaveShah ləḥāḇəšāh ū·mə·ḥab·bêš umechabBesh ūməḥabbêš vaechbeShech vaiyachaVosh VaiyachaVoshu vaiyachbeshu vattachaVosh vechavashTa veyachbeShenu veyechBash wā’eḥbəšêḵ wā·’eḥ·bə·šêḵ wat·ta·ḥă·ḇōš wattaḥăḇōš way·ya·ḥă·ḇāš- way·ya·ḥă·ḇō·šū way·ya·ḥă·ḇōš way·yaḥ·bə·šū- wayyaḥăḇāš- wayyaḥăḇōš wayyaḥăḇōšū wayyaḥbəšū- wə·ḥā·ḇaš·tā wə·yaḥ·bə·šê·nū wə·yeḥ·bāš wəḥāḇaštā wəyaḥbəšênū wəyeḥbāš ya·ḥă·ḇō·wōš yachaVoosh yaḥăḇōwōš
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Genesis 22:3
HEB: אַבְרָהָ֜ם בַּבֹּ֗קֶר וַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ אֶת־ חֲמֹר֔וֹ
NAS: in the morning and saddled his donkey,
KJV: in the morning, and saddled his ass,
INT: Abraham the morning and saddled his donkey and took

Exodus 29:9
HEB: אַהֲרֹ֣ן וּבָנָ֗יו וְחָבַשְׁתָּ֤ לָהֶם֙ מִגְבָּעֹ֔ת
NAS: and his sons, and bind caps
KJV: and his sons, and put the bonnets
INT: Aaron and his sons and bind like caps

Leviticus 8:13
HEB: אֹתָם֙ אַבְנֵ֔ט וַיַּחֲבֹ֥שׁ לָהֶ֖ם מִגְבָּע֑וֹת
NAS: them with sashes and bound caps
KJV: them with girdles, and put bonnets
INT: and girded sashes and bound caps after

Numbers 22:21
HEB: בִּלְעָם֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וַֽיַּחֲבֹ֖שׁ אֶת־ אֲתֹנ֑וֹ
NAS: in the morning, and saddled his donkey
KJV: in the morning, and saddled his ass,
INT: Balaam the morning and saddled his donkey and went

Judges 19:10
HEB: צֶ֤מֶד חֲמוֹרִים֙ חֲבוּשִׁ֔ים וּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹ עִמּֽוֹ׃
NAS: And there were with him a pair of saddled donkeys;
KJV: asses saddled, his concubine
INT: two donkeys of saddled his concubine with

2 Samuel 16:1
HEB: וְצֶ֨מֶד חֲמֹרִ֜ים חֲבֻשִׁ֗ים וַעֲלֵיהֶם֩ מָאתַ֨יִם
NAS: him with a couple of saddled donkeys,
KJV: of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred
INT: A couple donkeys of saddled and on them two

2 Samuel 17:23
HEB: נֶעֶשְׂתָה֮ עֲצָתוֹ֒ וַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁ אֶֽת־ הַחֲמ֗וֹר
NAS: was not followed, he saddled [his] donkey
KJV: was not followed, he saddled [his] ass,
INT: followed his counsel saddled donkey and arose

2 Samuel 19:26
HEB: אָמַ֨ר עַבְדְּךָ֜ אֶחְבְּשָׁה־ לִּי֩ הַחֲמ֨וֹר
NAS: said, 'I will saddle a donkey
KJV: said, I will saddle me an ass,
INT: said your servant will saddle A donkey may ride

1 Kings 2:40
HEB: וַיָּ֣קָם שִׁמְעִ֗י וַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ אֶת־ חֲמֹר֔וֹ
NAS: arose and saddled his donkey,
KJV: arose, and saddled his ass,
INT: arose Shimei and saddled his donkey and went

1 Kings 13:13
HEB: אֶל־ בָּנָ֔יו חִבְשׁוּ־ לִ֖י הַחֲמ֑וֹר
NAS: to his sons, Saddle the donkey
KJV: unto his sons, Saddle me the ass.
INT: to his sons Saddle the donkey saddled

1 Kings 13:13
HEB: לִ֖י הַחֲמ֑וֹר וַיַּחְבְּשׁוּ־ ל֣וֹ הַחֲמ֔וֹר
NAS: the donkey for me. So they saddled the donkey
KJV: me the ass. So they saddled him the ass:
INT: Saddle the donkey saddled the donkey rode

1 Kings 13:23
HEB: וְאַחֲרֵ֣י שְׁתוֹת֑וֹ וַיַּחֲבָשׁ־ ל֣וֹ הַחֲמ֔וֹר
NAS: he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey
KJV: he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass,
INT: and after had drunk saddled the donkey the prophet

1 Kings 13:27
HEB: בָּנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר חִבְשׁוּ־ לִ֖י אֶֽת־
NAS: saying, Saddle the donkey
KJV: saying, Saddle me the ass.
INT: sons saying Saddle the donkey saddled

1 Kings 13:27
HEB: אֶֽת־ הַחֲמ֑וֹר וַֽיַּחֲבֹֽשׁוּ׃
NAS: the donkey for me. And they saddled [it].
KJV: me the ass. And they saddled [him].
INT: Saddle the donkey saddled

2 Kings 4:24
HEB: וַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ הָֽאָת֔וֹן וַתֹּ֥אמֶר
NAS: Then she saddled a donkey and said
KJV: Then she saddled an ass, and said
INT: saddled A donkey and said

Job 5:18
HEB: ה֣וּא יַכְאִ֣יב וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ [וְיָדֹו
NAS: For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds,
KJV: For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth,
INT: He inflicts and gives wounds able

Job 28:11
HEB: מִ֭בְּכִי נְהָר֣וֹת חִבֵּ֑שׁ וְ֝תַעֲלֻמָ֗הּ יֹ֣צִא
NAS: He dams up the streams from flowing,
KJV: He bindeth the floods
INT: flowing the streams dams and what brings

Job 34:17
HEB: שׂוֹנֵ֣א מִשְׁפָּ֣ט יַחֲב֑וֹשׁ וְאִם־ צַדִּ֖יק
NAS: justice rule? And will you condemn
KJV: right govern? and wilt thou condemn
INT: hates justice govern lo the righteous

Job 40:13
HEB: יָ֑חַד פְּ֝נֵיהֶ֗ם חֲבֹ֣שׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן׃
NAS: together; Bind them in the hidden
KJV: together; [and] bind their faces
INT: together their faces Bind the hidden

Psalm 147:3
HEB: לִשְׁב֣וּרֵי לֵ֑ב וּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁ לְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃
NAS: the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.
KJV: in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
INT: the broken heart and binds their wounds

Isaiah 1:6
HEB: זֹ֙רוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א חֻבָּ֔שׁוּ וְלֹ֥א רֻכְּכָ֖ה
NAS: Not pressed out or bandaged, Nor
KJV: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified
INT: pressed Nor bandaged Nor softened

Isaiah 3:7
HEB: לֹא־ אֶהְיֶ֣ה חֹבֵ֔שׁ וּבְבֵיתִ֕י אֵ֥ין
NAS: saying, I will not be [your] healer, For in my house
KJV: saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house
INT: not become will not be healer my house there

Isaiah 30:26
HEB: הַיָּמִ֑ים בְּי֗וֹם חֲבֹ֤שׁ יְהוָה֙ אֶת־
NAS: the LORD binds up the fracture
KJV: that the LORD bindeth up the breach
INT: days the day binds the LORD the fracture

Isaiah 61:1
HEB: עֲנָוִ֗ים שְׁלָחַ֙נִי֙ לַחֲבֹ֣שׁ לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־ לֵ֔ב
NAS: He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
KJV: he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
INT: to the afflicted has sent to bind break down care for

Ezekiel 16:10
HEB: וָאֶנְעֲלֵ֖ךְ תָּ֑חַשׁ וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁ֣ךְ בַּשֵּׁ֔שׁ וַאֲכַסֵּ֖ךְ
NAS: of porpoise skin on your feet; and I wrapped you with fine linen
KJV: thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen,
INT: and put of porpoise wrapped fine and covered

33 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2280
33 Occurrences


ḥă·ḇaš·tem — 1 Occ.
ḥă·ḇō·wōš — 1 Occ.
ḥă·ḇōš — 2 Occ.
ḥā·ḇūš — 1 Occ.
ḥă·ḇū·šîm — 3 Occ.
ḥib·bêš — 1 Occ.
ḥiḇ·šū- — 2 Occ.
ḥō·ḇêš — 1 Occ.
ḥub·bā·šū — 1 Occ.
ḥub·bə·šāh — 1 Occ.
’eḥ·bə·šāh- — 1 Occ.
’e·ḥĕ·ḇōš — 1 Occ.
la·ḥă·ḇōš — 1 Occ.
lə·ḥā·ḇə·šāh — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·ḥab·bêš — 1 Occ.
wā·’eḥ·bə·šêḵ — 1 Occ.
way·ya·ḥă·ḇōš — 6 Occ.
way·ya·ḥă·ḇō·šū — 1 Occ.
way·yaḥ·bə·šū- — 1 Occ.
wat·ta·ḥă·ḇōš — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥā·ḇaš·tā — 1 Occ.
wə·yaḥ·bə·šê·nū — 1 Occ.
wə·yeḥ·bāš — 1 Occ.
ya·ḥă·ḇō·wōš — 1 Occ.
















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