Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
pilot
Usage: sailor, seaman
Strong's Number
H2259
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
2
Strong's H2259 Quick Answer
Strong's H2259 חוֹבֵל (chobel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chobel (kho-bale') n-m. 1. a sailor [active participle from H2254 (in the sense of handling ropes)] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include pilots and shipmaster. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chobel (kho-bale') n-m. 1. a sailor [active participle from H2254 (in the sense of handling ropes)]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- pilots and shipmaster
Meaning and Definition
chobel (kho-bale') n-m. 1. a sailor [active participle from H2254 (in the sense of handling ropes)] KJV: pilot, shipmaster. Root(s): H2254
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2259. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2259 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chobel, 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.
pilots
Ezekiel 27:8
4×
shipmaster
Jonah 1:6
How Strong's H2259 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 H2259 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 H2259 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.
The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2259.
The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.
The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;
So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2259, grouped by book.
Ezekiel 4 usages, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2259 FAQ
What does chobel (חֹבֵל) mean?
Chobel (Strong's H2259) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "pilot". chobel (kho-bale') n-m. 1. a sailor [active participle from H2254 (in the sense of handling ropes)]
How many times is chobel (חֹבֵל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H2259 across 2 books.
Where can I study chobel (חֹבֵל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2259 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chobel (חֹבֵל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pilots and shipmaster. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.