בָּחַל
bâchal · H973 · Hebrew · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to detest, to loathe
State in which someone experiences a strong dislike and lack of respect for someone else
ExamplesZechariah 11:8 Then I did away with the three shepherds in one month, for my soul was impatient with them, and their soul also was tired of me.
How it’s used In 2 roles
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Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- נֶפֶשׁsoul, life 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- בin/on/with+ נִיme 1
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Near synonyms 1 word
- שָׁאט shâʼṭ · H7590 · to go about, to rove about, to row
- Both words express attitudes of rejection or contempt, rendered "despise" and "abhor".
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Hate002001002014
- The verb describes a deep aversion or loathing, as the shepherd's soul 'was impatient' and grew tired of the flock in Zechariah 11:8, fitting this domain's sense of hatred or strong aversion.
- Despise002001002005
- The same loathing carries an implication of contempt or disdain toward its object, connecting the verb to this domain's sense of scorn.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H973. bachal I. [בָּחֵל] verb feel loathing (compare Syriac **NöZAW xvii {1897}, 188…
I. [בָּחֵל] verb feel loathing (compare Syriac **NöZAW xvii {1897}, 188 disproves Syriac , and adopts the view of GeiUrschrift 270 (בחל euphemism for a √ II. בעל = loathe, with בְּ, assumed (Thes Buhl) for Jer 3:14; Jer 31:32; see below) (so in lexicons) nauseated (yet see GeiUrschrift, 270); NSyriac envy compare StoddardGram. 12, 57) —
Qal Perfect3feminine singular בָּֽחֲלָה Zec 11:8 ׳בּ בִי נַפְשָׁם וְגַם בָּהֶם נַפְשִׁי וַתִּקְצַר felt a loathing against me.
II. [בָּחֵל] verb (Arabic be avaricious); only
Pu`al Participle מְבֹחֶלֶת נַחֲלָה an inheritance gotten by greed Pro 20:21 Kt; < Qr Vrss ׳נ מְבֹהֶלֶת, see בהל.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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