Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to beat
Usage: 1) to beat, beat out, beat off, thresh 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to beat out 1a2) to beat off 1b) (Niphal) to be beaten out
Strong's Number
H2251
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
4
Strong's H2251 Quick Answer
Strong's H2251 חָבַט (chabat) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chabat (khaw-bat') v. 1. to knock out or off [a primitive root] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include out, beatest, threshed, and off. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chabat (khaw-bat') v. 1. to knock out or off [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- out, beatest, threshed, and off
Meaning and Definition
chabat (khaw-bat') v. 1. to knock out or off [a primitive root] KJV: beat (off, out), thresh.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2251. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2251 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chabat, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H2251 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2251 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2251 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2251.
When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.
For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2251, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H2251 FAQ
What does chabat (חָבַט) mean?
Chabat (Strong's H2251) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "thresh". chabat (khaw-bat') v. 1. to knock out or off [a primitive root]
How many times is chabat (חָבַט) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H2251 across 4 books.
Where can I study chabat (חָבַט) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2251 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chabat (חָבַט)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as out, beatest, threshed, and off. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.