חָדַל chadal

Hebrew word for “to cease” · Strong’s H2308 · used 58 times in 56 verses

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Meaning

1) to stop, cease, desist, forego, cease to be, leave undone, forbear; 1a) (Qal); 1a1) to cease, come to an end; 1a2) to cease, leave off

How it is translated

Glosses given for chadal in context, with how often each is used:

• ceased 12
• cease 12
• will refrain 5
• will cease 5
• ¿ will i cease 3
• had ceased 2
• will i desist 2
• refrain 2
• will cease ! 1
• failed 1
• will i cease 1
• should cease 1

Where it is used

Also in 5 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Exodus 9 (3), Judges 9 (3), Judges 5 (2), 1 Kings 22 (2), 2 Chronicles 18 (2), Job 14 (2), Ezekiel 2 (2), Ezekiel 3 (2), Genesis 11 (1), Genesis 18 (1)

Forms

• חדל 13
• חדלו 10
• ויחדל 6
• אחדל 5
• יחדל 4
• וחדל 3
• החדלתי 3
• יחדלו 3
• ויחדלו 2
• תחדל 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with chadal more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• אִם im “if” 13
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 14
• רָמוֹת ramot “Ramoth” 4
• מִלְחָמָה milchamah “battle” 6
• מִן־ min “from” 8
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 8
• דָבַר davar “to speak” 7
• מְרִי meri “rebellion” 3
• גִּלְעָד gilad “Gilead” 4
• בָּרָד barad “hail” 3
• נוּעַ nua “to shake” 3
• הֵמָּה hemmah “they(masc.)” 5

Key verses

The verses using chadal that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 9:29 — And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be…
• Numbers 9:13 — But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he…
• Judges 20:28 — And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin…
• 1 Samuel 12:23 — Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
• 1 Kings 22:6 — Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I…
• 2 Chronicles 25:16 — And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the…
• Psalms 36:3 — The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
• Proverbs 19:27 — Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
• Isaiah 1:16 — Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
• Isaiah 2:22 — Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
• Jeremiah 51:30 — The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her…
• Ezekiel 2:7 — And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.