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ḥăvōl חֲבֹל ‘pledge’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥāval חָבַל ‘to pledge / to destroy / be in labour’
Roots: חבל
Variants: חֲבֹל, חֲבֹלָה

ḥăvōl n, m
1) pledge

Mentioned in Ezekiel 18:12, 18:7, 18:16, 33:15

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