Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to loath
Usage: to loathe, abhor, feel loathing
Strong's Number
H973
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
2
Books
2
Strong's H973 Quick Answer
Strong's H973 בָּחַל (bachal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. bachal (baw-khal') v. 1. to loath [a primitive root] It has 2 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include hastily and also. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- bachal (baw-khal') v. 1. to loath [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 2 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- hastily and also
Meaning and Definition
bachal (baw-khal') v. 1. to loath [a primitive root] KJV: abhor, get hastily (from the margin for H0926). See also: H926
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H973. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H973 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render bachal, 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.
also
Zechariah 11:8
hastily
Proverbs 20:21
How Strong's H973 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 2 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H973 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 H973 in the Old Testament
2 indexed usages in Old Testament.
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
Usage Excerpts
First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H973.
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H973, grouped by book.
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H973 FAQ
What does bachal (בָּחַל) mean?
Bachal (Strong's H973) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "abhor". bachal (baw-khal') v. 1. to loath [a primitive root]
How many times is bachal (בָּחַל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H973 across 2 books.
Where can I study bachal (בָּחַל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H973 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate bachal (בָּחַל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hastily and also. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.