{"def":{"short":"to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e., to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)","long":["to bind",["(Qal)",["to bind"]],"to take a pledge, lay to pledge",["(Qal) to hold by a pledge, take in pledge, hold in pledge","(Niphal) to give a pledge, become pledged"],"to destroy, spoil, deal corruptly, offend",["(Qal) to spoil, corrupt, offend","(Niphal) to be ruined","(Piel) to destroy, ruin","(Pual) to be ruined, be broken"],"to bring forth, travail",["(Piel) to writhe, twist, travail"]]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"ħɔːˈbɑl","ipa_mod":"χɑːˈvɑl","sbl":"ḥābal","dic":"haw-BAHL","dic_mod":"ha-VAHL"}}