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Strong H9732 sensesבָּחֵל

feel loathing · gotten by greed

Transliteration
bâchal
Pronunciation
baw-khal'

The 2 senses of Strong H973

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H973 appears in 2 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. feel loathingH973Ato loath1 verse · Zechariah
  2. gotten by greedH973Bbe greedyNot in the KJV

General definition

A primitive root; to loathe . For H926 : - {abhor} get hastily [from the margin for H926].

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • abhor1
  • get1

First verses

  1. Proverbs 20:21
    An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
  2. Zechariah 11:8
    Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.