Lexical Definition
חָבַשׁ châbash (khaw-bash') to saddle/tie H:V
a primitive root
bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.
- to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle)
- figuratively, to stop, to rule
1) to tie, bind, bind on, bind up, saddle, restrain, bandage, govern
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to bind, bind on
1a2) to bind up
1b) (Piel) to bind, restrain
1c) (Pual) to be bound up
See Greek: ἀνακαλύπτω · ἀποκαθίστημι · ἀρχηγός · δεσμεύω · δέω · δύνω · ἐμπίπλημι · ζώννυμι · ἰάομαι · καταδέω · περιτίθημι
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| לַחֲבֹ֣שׁ | to bind up | Isa.61.1 |
| לְחָבְשָׁ֥הּ | to bind up it | Ezek.30.21 |
| יַחֲב֑וֹשׁ | will he govern | Job.34.17 |
| חֻבָּ֔שׁוּ | they have been bound up | Isa.1.6 |
| חֻ֠בְּשָׁה | it has been bound up | Ezek.30.21 |
| חֹבֵ֔שׁ | a wrapper | Isa.3.7 |
| חָב֥וּשׁ | wrapped round | Jonah.2.5 |
| חִבֵּ֑שׁ | he restrains | Job.28.11 |
| חִבְשׁוּ | saddle | 1Kgs.13.13 • 1Kgs.13.27 |
| חֲבוּשִׁ֔ים | saddled | Judg.19.10 |
| חֲבֻשִׁ֛ים | bound | Ezek.27.24 |
| חֲבֻשִׁ֗ים | saddled | 2Sam.16.1 |
| חֲבֹ֤שׁ | binds up | Isa.30.26 |
| חֲבֹ֣שׁ | bind up | Job.40.13 |
| חֲבַשְׁתֶּ֔ם | you have bound up | Ezek.34.4 |
| חֲב֣וֹשׁ | bind | Ezek.24.17 |
| וּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁ | and binding up | Ps.147.3 |
| וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁ֣ךְ | and I wrapped head your | Ezek.16.10 |
| וַיַּחֲבֹ֥שׁ | and he bound on | Lev.8.13 |
| וַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁ | and he saddled | 2Sam.17.23 |
| וַיַּחֲבָשׁ | and he saddled | 1Kgs.13.23 |
| וַיַּחְבְּשׁוּ | and they saddled | 1Kgs.13.13 |
| וַֽתַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ | and she saddled | 2Kgs.4.24 |
| וַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ | and he saddled | Gen.22.3 • 1Kgs.2.40 |
| וַֽיַּחֲבֹֽשׁוּ | and they saddled | 1Kgs.13.27 |
| וַֽיַּחֲבֹ֖שׁ | and he saddled | Num.22.21 |
| וְיַחְבְּשֵֽׁנוּ | and he will bind up us | Hos.6.1 |
| וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ | and he may bind up | Job.5.18 |
| וְחָבַשְׁתָּ֤ | and you will bind on | Exod.29.9 |
| אֶחֱבֹ֔שׁ | I will bind up | Ezek.34.16 |
| אֶחְבְּשָׁה | let me saddle | 2Sam.19.26 |
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 Perfect 2 masculine singular וְחָבַשְׁתָּ֫ Exod 29:9 2 masculine plural חֲבַשְׁתֶּם Ezek 34:4 Imperfect יַחֲבוֺשׁ Job 34:17 וַיַּחֲבשׁ Gen 22:3 + 4 t.; וַיַּחֲבָשֿׁ 1Kgs 13:23 וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ Job 5:18 וַיַּחְבְּשֵׁנוּ Hos 6:1 3 feminine singular וַתַחֲבשׁ 2Kgs 4:24 אֶחֱבשׁ Ezek 34:16 cohortative אֶחְבְּשָׁהֿ 2Sam 19:27* (but compare below); וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁךְ Ezek 16:10 וַיַּחְבְּשׁוֿ 1Kgs 13:13 וַיַּחֲב֑שׁו 1Kgs 13:27 Imperative חֲבשׁ Job 40:13 חֲבוֺשׁ Ezek 24:17 חִבְשׁוּ 1Kgs 13:13; 1Kgs 13:27 Infinitive construct חֲבשׁ Isa 30:26; Isa 61:1לְחָבְּשָׁהּ Ezek 30:21 (strike out Co, compare ᵐ5). Participle active חֹבֵשׁ Isa 3:7 passive חָבוּשׁ Jonah 2:6* חֲבוּשִׁים Judg 19:10 חֲבֻשִׁים 2Sam 16:1; Ezek 27:24 —
1. bind, bind on:
a. headgear, with accusative of thing, לְ person Exod 29:9; Lev 8:13 (both P); with על person Ezek 24:17 (P); passive of seaweeds clinging about head סוּף חָבוּשׁ לְראֹשִׁי Jonah 2:6* with suffix person and בְּ of thing וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁךְ Ezek 16:10 and I bound (or wound) about thee (i.e. thy head, Sm VB) שֵׁשׁ (in metaphor of ׳י's care for Jerusalem; || אַלְבִּישֵׁךְ, אֶנְעֲלֵךְ); figurative of punishment for wicked פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבשׁ בטמון Job 40:13 bind their faces in darkness (|| טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר) see Di.
b. passive probably twined, twisted in חֲבָלִים חֲבֻשִׁים וַאֲרֻזִים Ezek 27:24, cords twisted and strong, see Sm Da. Especially
c. of equipping a beast for riding; ass, in accusative Gen 22:3; Num 22:21 (both E), 2Sam 17:23 & 2Sam 19:27* (where however read לוֺ חָבְשָׁהלִּֿי, so ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Th We Dr), 1Kgs 2:40; 1Kgs 13:13 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 13:23; 1Kgs 13:27 (twice in verse) (1Kgs 13:27 b no direct object expressed) 2Kgs 4:24 passive, also of asses, Judg 19:10; 2Sam 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 Hos 6:1 (|| רָפָא, opposed to הִכָּה); followed by לְ person לַחֲבשׁ לְנִשְׁבְּרֵילֵֿב Isa 61:1 compare Ezek 34:4 (followed by לַנִּשְׁבֶּרֶת; || חַזֵּק, רִפֵּא), vEzek 34:16 (followed by id.; || חִזֵּק); followed by accusative of thing בְּיוֺם אֶתשֶֿׁבֶר עַמּוֺ ׳חֲבשׁ י Isa 30:26 (|| רָפָא); with accusative of Pharaoh's broken arm Ezek 30:21 (si vera lectio, see above; compare Pu`al); absolute Job 5:18 also Isa 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 Ps 147:3. Pu`al Perfect be bound up חֻבְּשָׁה Ezek 30:21 (metaphor) Pharaoh's broken arm; חֻבָּ֑שׁוּ Isa 1:6 (wounds of land of Judah).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 22:3 |
| Exodus | 29:9 |
| Leviticus | 8:13 |
| Numbers | 22:21 |
| Judges | 19:10 |
| 2 Samuel | 16:1 · 17:23 · 19:27* |
| 1 Kings | 2:40 · 13:13 · 13:23 · 13:27 |
| 2 Kings | 4:24 |
| Job | 5:18 · 28:11 · 34:17 · 40:13 |
| Psalms | 147:3 |
| Isaiah | 1:6 · 3:7 · 30:26 · 61:1 |
| Ezekiel | 16:10 · 24:17 · 27:24 · 30:21 · 34:4 · 34:16 |
| Hosea | 6:1 |
| Jonah | 2:6* |