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Hebrew wordlink #153996

OSHB 2 Sam 22:6 חֶבְלֵי (ḩeⱱlēy) Strongs=2256 a Lemma=‘חֶבֶל’
contextual word gloss=‘The_cords_of’ word gloss=‘Cords_of’
Morphology=Ncbpc PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=plural State=construct
Year=-1018 TimeSeries=Reign_of_David

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Other uses (4) of identical word form חֶבְלֵי (Morphology=Ncbpc PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=plural State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘חֶבְלֵי’ (Morphology=Ncbpc PoS=common_noun Gender=both Number=plural State=construct) has 4 different glosses: ‘[the]_cords_of’, ‘[the]_ropes_of’, ‘cords_of’, ‘the_cords_of’.

PSA 18:5 contextual word gloss=‘cords_of’ word gloss=‘cords_of’ OSHB PSA 18:5 word 2

OET-LV: 5  they_encompassed _me cords _of death and_torrents _of worthlessness they_overwhelmed _me. (PSA_18:5)

OET-RV: 5 The grave seemed to be putting its ropes around me.
⇔ ≈ The snares of death trapped me. (PSA 18:5)

PSA 18:6 contextual word gloss=‘the_cords_of’ word gloss=‘cords_of’ OSHB PSA 18:6 word 1

OET-LV: 6  the _cords _of Shəʼōl they_surrounded _me they_confronted _me snares _of death. (PSA_18:6)

OET-RV: 6 In my distress I called out to Yahweh.
⇔ ≈ I cried for help to my god.
⇔ He heard my voice from his temple.
⇔ ≈ My call for help entered his presence.
⇔ ≈ It reached his ears. (PSA 18:6)

PSA 116:3 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_cords_of’ word gloss=‘ropes_of’ OSHB PSA 116:3 word 2

OET-LV: 3 They_encompassed _me the_cords _of death and_the _distresses _of Shəʼōl they_found _me trouble and_sorrow I _found. (PSA_116:3)

OET-RV: 3 The ropes of death surrounded me,
⇔ ≈ and the snares of the grave confronted me.
⇔ I was confronted by anguish and sorrow. (PSA 116:3)

PSA 119:61 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_ropes_of’ word gloss=‘cords_of’ OSHB PSA 119:61 word 1

OET-LV: 61 the_ropes _of wicked_people they_have _surrounded _me law _of_your not I _have _forgotten. (PSA_119:61)

OET-RV: 61 The ropes of the wicked people entangle me.
⇔ I don’t forget your instructions. (PSA 119:61)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘חֶבֶל’’ have 5 different glosses: ‘[the]_cords_of’, ‘[the]_labor-pains_of’, ‘[the]_ropes_of’, ‘cords_of’, ‘the_cords_of’.