חֹבֵל (ḥōbēl) is a Hebrew noun meaning sailor. It appears 5 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2259).

Also rendered

• pilot

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 592c)

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

• חֵבֶל ḥōbĕlîm — pain
• חִבֵּל ḥibbēl — mast

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