ḥāval חָבַל ‘^Ato pledge, ^Bto destroy, ^Cbe in labour’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root
Variants: חָבַל, חָבַל

ḥāval v
A1) to bind
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to bind
2) to take a pledge, lay to pledge
 2a) (Qal) to hold by a pledge, take in pledge, hold in pledge
 2b) (Niphal) to give a pledge, become pledged
B1) to destroy, spoil, deal corruptly, offend
 1a) (Qal) to spoil, corrupt, offend
 1b) (Niphal) to be ruined
 1c) (Piel) to destroy, ruin
 1d) (Pual) to be ruined, be broken
C1) to bring forth, travail
 1a) (Piel) to writhe, twist, travail