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Job 19:14

“My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

חָדַלchâdal · khaw-dal'
H2308 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.
Grammar: חָדְל֥וּ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
Code HVqp3cp
Usage: Occurs 59 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 11:8 Genesis 18:11 Genesis 41:49 Exodus 9:29 Exodus 9:33

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 חָדַל here.

Verse 13 Verse 15

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.