Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to cease
Usage: 1) to cease 1a) (Qal) to cease Aramaic equivalent: be.tel (בְּטֵל "to cease" H0989)
Strong's Number
H988
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
1
Books
1
Strong's H988 Quick Answer
Strong's H988 בָּטֵל (batel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. batel (baw-tale') v. 1. to desist from labor [a primitive root] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include cease. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- batel (baw-tale') v. 1. to desist from labor [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 1 linked usage
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- cease
Meaning and Definition
batel (baw-tale') v. 1. to desist from labor [a primitive root] KJV: cease.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H988. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H988 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render batel, 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.
cease
Ecclesiastes 12:3
How Strong's H988 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 1 linked usage.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H988 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 H988 in the Old Testament
1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
Usage Excerpts
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H988.
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H988, grouped by book.
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H988 FAQ
What does batel (בָּטֵל) mean?
Batel (Strong's H988) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cease". batel (baw-tale') v. 1. to desist from labor [a primitive root]
How many times is batel (בָּטֵל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H988 across 1 book.
Where can I study batel (בָּטֵל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H988 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate batel (בָּטֵל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cease. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.