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Hebrew word study

חָדַלchâdal — properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist

Pronounced “khaw-dal'”

properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle

Translated in the King James as: cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.

Appears 58 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 3×

Genesis 11:8 Genesis 18:11 Genesis 41:49

Exodus — 5×

Exodus 9:29 Exodus 9:33 Exodus 9:34 Exodus 14:12 Exodus 23:5

Numbers — 1×

Deuteronomy — 2×

Deuteronomy 15:11 Deuteronomy 23:22

Judges — 8×

Judges 5:6 Judges 5:7 Judges 9:9 Judges 9:11 Judges 9:13 Judges 15:7 Judges 20:28+ 1 more in Judges

Ruth — 1×

1 Samuel — 4×

1 Sam 2:5 1 Sam 9:5 1 Sam 12:23 1 Sam 23:13

1 Kings — 3×

1 Ki 15:21 1 Ki 22:6 1 Ki 22:15

2 Chronicles — 6×

2 Chr 16:5 2 Chr 18:5 2 Chr 18:14 2 Chr 25:16 2 Chr 35:21+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles

Job — 7×

Job 3:17 Job 7:16 Job 10:20 Job 14:6 Job 14:7 Job 16:6 Job 19:14

Psalms — 2×

Psalms 36:3 Psalms 49:8

Proverbs — 3×

Proverbs 10:19 Proverbs 19:27 Proverbs 23:4

Isaiah — 3×

Isaiah 1:16 Isaiah 2:22 Isaiah 24:8

Jeremiah — 4×

Jeremiah 40:4 Jeremiah 41:8 Jeremiah 44:18 Jeremiah 51:30

Ezekiel — 4×

Ezekiel 2:5 Ezekiel 2:7 Ezekiel 3:11 Ezekiel 3:27

Amos — 1×

Zechariah — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.