חֵבֶל (ḥōbĕlîm) is a Hebrew noun meaning pain. It appears 62 times in 19 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2256).

Also rendered

• cord
• destruction
• union

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 592a)

Root family 592: חָבַל ḥābal — The words “bind,” “pledge,” and “travail” are united in BDB under one root

• חֹבֵל ḥōbēl — sailor
• חִבֵּל ḥibbēl — mast

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