Chabbûwrâh — H2250

Definition

feminine noun

properly, bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself)

1. bruise, stripe, wound, blow

Usually translated as

stripe, blueness, hurt, bruise, wound

Origin

or chabburâh; or chăburâh; from H2266

• Derived from Châbar (H2266)

Greek equivalents

• mṓlōps (G3468)

Occurrences

Chabbûwrâh occurs 7 times in 6 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (1), Psalms (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (2)

• Genesis 4:23 — And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt (לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי).
• Exodus 21:25 — Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe (חַבּוּרָ֕ה) for stripe.
• Exodus 21:25 — Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe (חַבּוּרָֽה).
• Psalms 38:5 — My wounds (חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י) stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
• Proverbs 20:30 — The blueness (חַבֻּר֣וֹת) of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
• Isaiah 1:6 — From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises (וְחַבּוּרָ֖ה), and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
• Isaiah 53:5 — But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes (וּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹ) we are healed.