Hebrew word · H2308
חָדַל
chadal-
to cease
Appears 58 times in 56 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.
Where it appears
Genesis · 3
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Genesis 11:8 וַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּ and they ceased
So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city.
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Genesis 18:11 חָדַל֙ it had ceased
And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
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Genesis 41:49 חָדַ֥ל he ceased
So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.
Exodus · 5
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Exodus 9:29 יֶחְדָּל֗וּן they will cease !
Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.
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Exodus 9:33 וַֽיַּחְדְּל֤וּ and they ceased
Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.
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Exodus 9:34 חָדַ֨ל it had ceased
When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had ceased, he sinned again and hardened his heart—he and his officials.
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Exodus 14:12 חֲדַ֥ל cease
Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”
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Exodus 23:5 וְחָדַלְתָּ֖ and you will refrain
If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.
Numbers · 1
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Numbers 9:13 וְחָדַל֙ and he failed
But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover, he must be cut off from his people, because he did not present the LORD’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.
Deuteronomy · 2
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Deuteronomy 15:11 יֶחְדַּ֥ל he will cease
For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.
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Deuteronomy 23:22 תֶחְדַּ֖ל you will refrain
But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin.
Judges · 8
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Judges 5:6 חָדְל֖וּ they ceased
In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
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Judges 5:7 חָדְל֧וּ חָדֵ֑לּוּ they ceased
Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.
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Judges 9:9 הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ ¿ will I cease
But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
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Judges 9:11 הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ ¿ will I cease
But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my sweetness and my good fruit, to hold sway over the trees?’
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Judges 9:13 הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ ¿ will I cease
But the grapevine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that cheers both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
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Judges 15:7 אֶחְדָּֽל׃ I will cease
And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.”
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Judges 20:28 אֶחְדָּ֑ל will I cease
and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
Ruth · 1
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Ruth 1:18 וַתֶּחְדַּ֖ל and she ceased
When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.
1 Samuel · 4
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1 Samuel 2:5 חָדֵ֑לּוּ they cease
The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away.
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1 Samuel 9:5 יֶחְדַּ֥ל he should cease
When they reached the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “Come, let us go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”
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1 Samuel 12:23 מֵחֲדֹ֖ל from ceasing
As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
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1 Samuel 23:13 וַיֶּחְדַּ֖ל and he ceased
Then David and his men, about six hundred strong, set out and departed from Keilah, moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he declined to go forth.
1 Kings · 3
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1 Kings 15:21 וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל and he ceased
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
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1 Kings 22:6 אֶחְדָּ֑ל will I refrain
So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
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1 Kings 22:15 נֶחְדָּ֑ל will we refrain
When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
2 Chronicles · 6
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2 Chronicles 16:5 וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל and he ceased
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.
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2 Chronicles 18:5 אֶחְדָּ֑ל will I desist
So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
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2 Chronicles 18:14 אֶחְדָּ֑ל will I desist
When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for they will be delivered into your hand.”
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2 Chronicles 25:16 חֲדַל־ וַיֶּחְדַּ֣ל cease, and he ceased
While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
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2 Chronicles 35:21 חֲדַל־ cease
But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty, and God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
Job · 7
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Job 3:17 חָ֣דְלוּ they cease
There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
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Job 7:16 חֲדַ֥ל cease
I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
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Job 10:20 וַחֲדָ֑ל and cease
Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort,
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Job 14:6 וְיֶחְדָּ֑ל so he may cease
look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
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Job 14:7 תֶחְדָּֽל׃ it will fail
For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
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Job 16:6 וְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗ה and I will cease
Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away?
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Job 19:14 חָדְל֥וּ they have ceased
My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.
Psalms · 2
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Psalm 36:3 חָדַ֖ל he has ceased
The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
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Psalm 49:8 וְחָדַ֥ל and he will cease
For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
Proverbs · 3
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Proverbs 10:19 יֶחְדַּל־ it ceases
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
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Proverbs 19:27 חַֽדַל־ cease
If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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Proverbs 23:4 חֲדָֽל׃ cease
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
Isaiah · 3
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Isaiah 1:16 חִדְל֖וּ cease
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
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Isaiah 2:22 חִדְל֤וּ cease
Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
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Isaiah 24:8 חָדַ֖ל it has stopped
The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent.
Jeremiah · 4
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Jeremiah 40:4 חֲדָ֑ל refrain
But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”
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Jeremiah 41:8 וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל and he refrained
But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field—wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.
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Jeremiah 44:18 חָדַ֜לְנוּ we ceased
But from the time we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been perishing by sword and famine.”
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Jeremiah 51:30 חָדְלוּ֩ they will cease
The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken.
Ezekiel · 4
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Ezekiel 2:5 יֶחְדָּ֔לוּ they will refrain
And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.
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Ezekiel 2:7 יֶחְדָּ֑לוּ they will refrain
But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
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Ezekiel 3:11 יֶחְדָּֽלוּ׃ they will refrain
Go to your people, the exiles; speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”
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Ezekiel 3:27 יֶחְדָּ֔ל let him refrain
But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ Whoever listens, let him listen; and whoever refuses, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.
Amos · 1
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Amos 7:5 חֲדַל־ cease
Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?”
Zechariah · 1
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Zechariah 11:12 חֲדָ֑לוּ refrain
Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
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