Cabal means “carry” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G5445 — phyrama (“lump”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H5445 סָבַל (cabal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cabal (saw-bal') v. 1. to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome 2. specifically, to be gravid It has 8 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include carry, strong, burden, and bear. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
cabal (saw-bal') v. 1. to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome 2. specifically, to be gravid [a primitive root] KJV: bear, be a burden, carry, strong to labour.
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5445. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to bear
Usage: 1) to bear, bear a load, drag oneself along 1a) (Qal) to bear (a load) 1b) (Pual) laden (participle) 1c)(Hithpael) to make oneself a burden, drag oneself along Aramaic equivalent: se.val (סְבַל "to bear" H5446)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cabal, 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.
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.
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8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5445.
And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5445, grouped by book.
Cabal (Strong's H5445) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "carry". cabal (saw-bal') v. 1. to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome 2. specifically, to be gravid
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H5445 across 5 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5445 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as carry, strong, burden, and bear. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.