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2 Kings 4:24

“Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

חָבַשׁchâbash · khaw-bash'
H2280 · Hebrew

Definition: to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.
Grammar: וַֽ — conjunction
תַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3fs
Usage: Occurs 33 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 22:3 Exodus 29:9 Leviticus 8:13 Numbers 22:21 Judges 19:10

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָבַשׁ here.

Verse 23 Verse 25

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.