Lexical Definition
חָתַל châthal (khaw-thal') to entwine H:V
a primitive root
[idiom] at all, swaddle.
- to swathe
1) to entwine, enwrap, be swaddled
1a) (Pual) to be swathed, be enwraped
1b) (Hophal) to be swathed, be swaddled
Usage: 2 forms in 2 verses
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[חָתַל] verb perhaps entwine, enwrap (possibly denominative, so MV and others; yet compare Late Hebrew חוֺתָל woven date-basket) —
Pu`al Perfect 2 feminine singular חֻתַּלְתְּ and Hoph`al Infinitive absolute הָחְתֵּל be swathed, swaddled; — וְהָמְלֵחַ לֹא הֻמְלַ֫חַתְּ וְהָחְתֵּל לֹא חֻתַּלְתְּ Ezek 16:4 and not at all wast thou rubbed with salt, and not at all wast thou swaddled, of Jerusalem under figure of infant.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ezekiel | 16:4 |