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Psalms 16:6
“The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חֶבֶלchebel · kheh'-bel
H2256 · Hebrew
H2256 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
- Derivation
- or חֵבֶל; from H2254 (חָבַל);
- KJV renderings
- band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
- Grammar
- חֲבָלִ֣ים — common noun, both genders, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 62 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 3:4Deuteronomy 3:13Deuteronomy 3:14Deuteronomy 32:9Joshua 2:15
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 חֶבֶל here.
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.