Hebrew word study

חוּלchûwl properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral mann…

Pronounced “khool

properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert

Translated in the King James as: bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarry, travail (with pain), tremble, trust, wait carefully (patiently), be wounded.

Appears 60 times in Scripture

Origin: or חִיל; a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis 1×
Genesis 8:10
Deuteronomy 2×
Deuteronomy 2:25Deuteronomy 32:18
Judges 3×
Judges 3:25Judges 21:21Judges 21:23
1 Samuel 1×
1 Sam 31:3
2 Samuel 1×
2 Sam 3:29
1 Chronicles 2×
1 Chr 10:31 Chr 16:30
Esther 1×
Esther 4:4
Job 6×
Job 15:7Job 15:20Job 20:21Job 26:5Job 35:14Job 39:1
Psalms 13×
Psalms 10:5Psalms 29:8Psalms 29:9Psalms 37:7Psalms 51:5Psalms 55:4Psalms 77:16Psalms 87:7Psalms 90:2Psalms 96:9Psalms 97:4Psalms 114:7+ 1 more in Psalms
Proverbs 3×
Proverbs 8:24Proverbs 8:25Proverbs 25:23
Isaiah 11×
Isaiah 13:8Isaiah 23:4Isaiah 23:5Isaiah 26:17Isaiah 26:18Isaiah 45:10Isaiah 51:2Isaiah 54:1Isaiah 66:7Isaiah 66:8+ 1 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah 7×
Jeremiah 4:19Jeremiah 5:3Jeremiah 5:22Jeremiah 23:19Jeremiah 30:23Jeremiah 51:29+ 1 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations 1×
Lam 4:6
Ezekiel 2×
Ezekiel 30:16+ 1 more in Ezekiel
Hosea 1×
Hosea 11:6
Joel 1×
Joel 2:6
Micah 2×
Micah 1:12Micah 4:10
Habakkuk 1×
Habakkuk 3:10
Zechariah 1×
Zech 9:5

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