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ḥōvēl חֹבֵל ‘pilot’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: active participle from ḥāval חָבַל ‘to pledge / to destroy / be in labour’ ( in the sense of handling ropes )
Roots: חבל

ḥōvēl n, m
1) sailor, seaman

Mentioned in Ezekiel 27:27, 27:29, 27:8, 27:28 Jonah 1:6

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