TBESH · H2308
חָדַל · cha.dal · to cease
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
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cha.dal H2308
חָדַל (cha.dal) means “to cease” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
חָדַל Hebrew · H2308 58 tagged occurrences in 56 verses
Pronunciation guide: khaw-dal' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
KJV glosses: cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.
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How translators render H2308
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| he stopped | 3 |
| should i stop giving | 3 |
| should we refrain | 3 |
| stop | 3 |
| cease | 2 |
| ceased | 2 |
| refuse to listen | 2 |
| and if i hold back | 1 |
| and let him rest | 1 |
| and they stopped | 1 |
| and whoever refuses | 1 |
| by ceasing | 1 |
| can payment suffice | 1 |
| do not | 1 |
| fail | 1 |
| go no farther | 1 |
| had ceased | 1 |
| had passed | 1 |
| has stopped | 1 |
| have failed me | 1 |
| have stopped | 1 |
| he declined | 1 |
| he has ceased | 1 |
| hunger no more | 1 |
| i will not rest | 1 |
| if you cease | 1 |
| it ended | 1 |
| keep them | 1 |
| leave me alone | 1 |
| leave us alone | 1 |
| put no more trust | 1 |
| refuse | 1 |
| she stopped | 1 |
| should i refrain | 1 |
| should we stop | 1 |
| so he refrained | 1 |
| so stop | 1 |
| still fails | 1 |
| stopped | 1 |
| to restrain yourself | 1 |
| we stopped | 1 |
| were deserted | 1 |
| will cease | 1 |
| will stop worrying | 1 |
| withdraw | 1 |
| you refrain | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| cease | 7 |
| ceased | 3 |
| forbear | 3 |
| or shall i forbear | 3 |
| or whether they will forbear | 3 |
| that he left off | 2 |
| unto them should i leave | 2 |
| and forbeareth | 1 |
| and he forbare | 1 |
| and if not forbear | 1 |
| and it ceaseth | 1 |
| and they left off | 1 |
| and wouldest forbear | 1 |
| but if thou shalt forbear | 1 |
| but since we left off | 1 |
| endeth | 1 |
| forbare | 1 |
| from him that he may rest | 1 |
| have failed | 1 |
| have forborn | 1 |
| he hath left off | 1 |
| i forbear | 1 |
| in ceasing | 1 |
| it ceased | 1 |
| leave | 1 |
| let him forbear | 1 |
| let me alone | 1 |
| let us alone | 1 |
| or shall i cease | 1 |
| or shall we forbear | 1 |
| shall cease | 1 |
| shall never cease | 1 |
| so he forbare | 1 |
| that i will cease | 1 |
| there wanteth | 1 |
| thereof will not cease | 1 |
| they ceased | 1 |
| until he left | 1 |
| unto them should i forsake | 1 |
| were ceased | 1 |
| were unoccupied | 1 |
| with her then she left | 1 |
Verses containing H2308
Page 1 of 2. 56 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 11:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city.
Read word by word - Genesis 18:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
Read word by word - Genesis 41:49
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.
Read word by word - Exodus 9:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.
Read word by word - Exodus 9:33
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.
Read word by word - Exodus 9:34
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had ceased, he sinned again and hardened his heart—he and his officials.
Read word by word - Exodus 14:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”
Read word by word - Exodus 23:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.
Read word by word - Numbers 9:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover, he must be cut off from his people, because he did not present the LORD’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 15:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 23:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 23.23
- Judges 5:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
Read word by word - Judges 5:7
· BSB · 2 occurrences
Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.
Read word by word - Judges 9:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
Read word by word - Judges 9:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’
Read word by word - Judges 9:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
Read word by word - Judges 15:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.”
Read word by word - Judges 20:28
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
Read word by word - Ruth 1:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 2:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 9:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When they reached the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “Come, let us go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 12:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 23:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.
Read word by word - 1 Kings 15:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
Read word by word - 1 Kings 22:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
Read word by word - 1 Kings 22:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 16:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 18:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 18:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for they will be delivered into your hand.”
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 25:16
· BSB · 2 occurrences
While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 35:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty, and God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
Read word by word - Job 3:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
Read word by word - Job 7:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
Read word by word - Job 10:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort,
Read word by word - Job 14:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
Read word by word - Job 14:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
Read word by word - Job 16:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away?
Read word by word - Job 19:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.
Read word by word - Psalms 36:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 36.4
- Psalms 49:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 49.9
- Proverbs 10:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
Read word by word - Proverbs 19:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Read word by word - Proverbs 23:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
Read word by word - Isaiah 1:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
Read word by word - Isaiah 2:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
Read word by word - Isaiah 24:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 40:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”
Read word by word - Jeremiah 41:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 44:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But from the time we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been perishing by sword and famine.”
Read word by word - Jeremiah 51:30
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken.
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