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chul H2342

חוּל (chul) means “to twist: tremble” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

חוּל Hebrew · H2342 58 tagged occurrences in 54 verses

Pronunciation guide: khool Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2342A

חוּל · chul · to twist: tremble

: tremble/fear 1) to twist, whirl, dance, writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dance 1a2) to twist, writhe 1a3) to whirl, whirl about 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to dance 1b2) to writhe (in travail with), bear, bring forth 1b3) to wait anxiously 1c) (Pulal) 1c1) to be made to writhe, be made to bear 1c2) to be brought forth 1d) (Hophal) to be born 1e) (Hithpolel) 1e1) whirling (participle) 1e2) writhing, suffering torture (participle) 1e3) to wait longingly 1f) (Hithpalpel) to be distressed

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TBESH · H2342B

חִיל · chil · be firm

to be firm, strong

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TBESH · H2342H

חוּל · chul · to twist: give birth

: give_birth 1) to twist, whirl, dance, writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dance 1a2) to twist, writhe 1a3) to whirl, whirl about 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to dance 1b2) to writhe (in travail with), bear, bring forth 1b3) to wait anxiously 1c) (Pulal) 1c1) to be made to writhe, be made to bear 1c2) to be brought forth 1d) (Hophal) to be born 1e) (Hithpolel) 1e1) whirling (participle) 1e2) writhing, suffering torture (participle) 1e3) to wait longingly 1f) (Hithpalpel) to be distressed

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TBESH · H2342I

חוּל · chul · to twist: writh in pain

: writh_in_pain/wound 1) to twist, whirl, dance, writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dance 1a2) to twist, writhe 1a3) to whirl, whirl about 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to dance 1b2) to writhe (in travail with), bear, bring forth 1b3) to wait anxiously 1c) (Pulal) 1c1) to be made to writhe, be made to bear 1c2) to be brought forth 1d) (Hophal) to be born 1e) (Hithpolel) 1e1) whirling (participle) 1e2) writhing, suffering torture (participle) 1e3) to wait longingly 1f) (Hithpalpel) to be distressed

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TBESH · H2342J

חוּל · chul · to twist: dance

: dance/shake 1) to twist, whirl, dance, writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dance 1a2) to twist, writhe 1a3) to whirl, whirl about 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to dance 1b2) to writhe (in travail with), bear, bring forth 1b3) to wait anxiously 1c) (Pulal) 1c1) to be made to writhe, be made to bear 1c2) to be brought forth 1d) (Hophal) to be born 1e) (Hithpolel) 1e1) whirling (participle) 1e2) writhing, suffering torture (participle) 1e3) to wait longingly 1f) (Hithpalpel) to be distressed

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TBESH · H2342K

חוּל · chul · to twist: anticipate

: wait_anxiously 1) to twist, whirl, dance, writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dance 1a2) to twist, writhe 1a3) to whirl, whirl about 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to dance 1b2) to writhe (in travail with), bear, bring forth 1b3) to wait anxiously 1c) (Pulal) 1c1) to be made to writhe, be made to bear 1c2) to be brought forth 1d) (Hophal) to be born 1e) (Hithpolel) 1e1) whirling (participle) 1e2) writhing, suffering torture (participle) 1e3) to wait longingly 1f) (Hithpalpel) to be distressed

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

or חִיל; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert

KJV glosses: bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarry, travail (with pain), tremble, trust, wait carefully (patiently), be wounded.

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How translators render H2342

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
tremble	5
i was brought forth	3
and wounded him	2
shakes	2
swirling down	2
who gave you birth	2
a whirlwind	1
and pipers will proclaim	1
and quaked	1
and swirled	1
and trembles	1
and wait patiently	1
and writhes	1
and you must wait	1
be born	1
bear her fawn	1
been in labor	1
brings forth	1
endure	1
have you brought forth	1
he is secure	1
i writhe in pain	1
in anguish	1
man writhes in pain	1
may it whirl	1
noah waited	1
or you brought forth	1
pain	1
pined	1
pounds	1
she was in labor	1
so they waited	1
the dancers	1
they will writhe	1
they will writhe in agony	1
to perform	1
travailed	1
turned to help	1
twists	1
was in labor	1
was overcome with distress	1
we writhed in pain	1
were you brought forth	1
will flash	1
will writhe in anguish	1
writhe	1
writhe in horror	1
writhes	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
fear	2
shaketh	2
that formed	2
and be in anguish	1
and he stayed	1
and sorrow	1
and they tarried	1
and trembled	1
and wait patiently	1
are formed	1
bare	1
be in pain	1
be made to bring forth	1
before she travailed	1
behold i was shapen	1
didst not travail with child	1
do calve	1
driveth away	1
even a grievous	1
grieved	1
grievous	1
hath formed	1
him and he was wounded	1
him therefore trust	1
i am pained	1
i travail	1
i was brought forth	1
is in pain	1
is sore pained	1
it shall fall grievously	1
it shall fall with pain	1
let it rest	1
man travaileth	1
of them that danced	1
of them they shall be in pain	1
or ever thou hadst formed	1
or wast thou made	1
pain	1
shall abide	1
shall be much pained	1
shall have great	1
shall they be sorely pained	1
should both hope	1
sorrowful	1
stayed	1
thee they were afraid	1
them but they have not grieved	1
therefore shall no man look	1
they trembled	1
to calve	1
to dance	1
travailed	1
tremble	1
waited carefully	1
was i brought forth	1
we have been in pain	1
what hast thou brought forth	1
will ye not tremble	1
wounded	1

Verses containing H2342

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Genesis 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.
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Deuteronomy 2:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”
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Deuteronomy 32:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
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Judges 3:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor.
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Judges 21:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
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Judges 21:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Benjamites did as instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.
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1 Samuel 31:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
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2 Samuel 3:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”
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1 Chronicles 10:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.
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1 Chronicles 16:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
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Esther 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
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Job 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
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Job 15:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
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Job 20:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
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Job 26:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.
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Job 35:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,
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Job 39:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?
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Psalms 10:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
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Psalms 29:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.
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Psalms 29:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”
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Psalms 37:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
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Psalms 51:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
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Source alternate reference: 51.7
Psalms 55:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
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Source alternate reference: 55.5
Psalms 77:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.
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Source alternate reference: 77.17
Psalms 90:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
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Psalms 96:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.
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Psalms 97:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.
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Psalms 114:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
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Proverbs 8:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.
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Proverbs 8:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,
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Proverbs 25:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
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Isaiah 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
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Isaiah 23:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.”
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Isaiah 23:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the report reaches Egypt, they will writhe in agony over the news of Tyre.
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Isaiah 26:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.
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Isaiah 26:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world.
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Isaiah 45:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’”
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Isaiah 51:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.
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Isaiah 54:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.
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Isaiah 66:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Before she was in labor, she gave birth; before she was in pain, she delivered a boy.
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Isaiah 66:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Who has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children.
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Jeremiah 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
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Jeremiah 5:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
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Jeremiah 23:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
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Jeremiah 30:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
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Jeremiah 51:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.
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Lamentations 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.
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Ezekiel 30:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress.
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Hosea 11:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.
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Joel 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.
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