Word Study · Strong's H2853 · Hebrew
חָתַל
chathal
khaw-thal'
Strong's 1890 spelling: châthal
“to swathe”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to swathe
Rendered in the KJV as
[idiom] at all, swaddle.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- וְהָחְתֵּ֖ל1
- חֻתָּֽלְתְּ׃1
How it is rendered · 2
- and certainly to be wrapped1
- you were wrapped1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative passive (hophal), infinitive absolute1
- verb · intensive passive (pual), completed action · 2nd person feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/VHaa · 1
- HVPp2fs · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 16:4וְהָחְתֵּ֖לvehachetelconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative passive (hophal), infinitive absoluteOn the day of your birth your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.here: and certainly to be wrapped
- Ezekiel 16:4חֻתָּֽלְתְּ׃chutaletverb · intensive passive (pual), completed action · 2nd person feminine singularOn the day of your birth your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.here: you were wrapped