H2250 — חַבּוּרָה (chabbuwrah)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H2250
Original: חַבּוּרָה
Transliteration: chabbuwrah
Pronunciation: khab-boo-raw'
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Root: חָבַל (chabal, H2254) — to wind tightly, bind; figuratively to destroy; also to writhe in pain
Occurrences: 6 unique verses (7 tokens)
First Occurrence: Gen 4:23 — "for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt (chabbuwrah)"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

Properly, bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself). Also spelled חַבֻּרָה or חֲבֻרָה. From H2266 (chabar, to join/bind). KJV renderings: blueness, bruise, hurt, stripe, wound.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
My wounds	1	16.7%
The blueness	1	16.7%
and bruises	1	16.7%
and with his stripes	1	16.7%
stripe	1	16.7%
to my hurt	1	16.7%

Each of the 6 verses uses a different English rendering, reflecting the word's range from discoloration (blueness) to open wound to the mark left by a blow (stripe).

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Isaiah	2	0.2
Genesis	1	0.1
Exodus	1	0.1
Proverbs	1	0.1
Psalms	1	0.0

The word is thinly distributed across 5 books. Isaiah accounts for 2 of the 7 tokens (Isa 1:6 and 53:5), both in contexts of bodily affliction. The remaining occurrences span Torah legal code (Exo 21:25), primeval narrative (Gen 4:23), wisdom literature (Pro 20:30), and lament (Psa 38:5).

Semantic Categories¶

1. Physical Wound / Weal from a Blow¶

The core sense: the visible mark — bruise, welt, or stripe — left on flesh by a blow or beating. - Exo 21:25 — "Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe (chabbuwrah) for stripe (chabbuwrah)." Lex talionis: the injury inflicted must match the injury suffered. - Pro 20:30 — "The blueness (chabbuwrah) of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly." Disciplinary bruising as moral purification. - Psa 38:5 — "My wounds (chabbuwrah) stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness." Physical wounds as consequence of sin.

2. Wound in Contexts of Violence or Injury¶

The word used for bodily harm inflicted by or upon a person. - Gen 4:23 — "I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt (chabbuwrah)." Lamech's boast of disproportionate violence. - Isa 1:6 — "Wounds, and bruises (chabbuwrah), and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment." Israel's spiritual condition described as untreated bodily wounds.

3. Vicarious / Substitutionary Wounding¶

Isa 53:5 — "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes (chabbuwrah) we are healed." The Servant's wounds as the means of healing for others. This is the passage quoted in 1 Pet 2:24 via LXX μώλωψ (molops).

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
מַכָּה (makkah)	H4347	2x (33%)	"wounds and bruises" — paired injury terms (Isa 1:6, Pro 20:30)
פֶּצַע (petsa)	H6482	2x (33%)	"wound...stripe" — graded injury list (Exo 21:25, Isa 1:6)
כְּוִיָּה (kviyyah)	H3555	1x (17%)	"burning...wound...stripe" — lex talionis triad (Exo 21:25)

With only 6 verses, collocation data is sparse. The most meaningful pattern is the clustering with other wound/injury terms (makkah, petsa) in legal and prophetic texts describing bodily harm.

Word Family / Cognates¶

H2254 חָבַל (chabal) — root verb: to wind tightly, bind; also to writhe in pain, destroy (29v)
H2256 חֶבֶל (chebel) — cord, rope, territory, pain/pang; cognate noun from same root

Synonyms¶

H4347 מַכָּה (makkah) — blow, wound, plague, slaughter (48v). Broader term: the blow itself and its effects, including plague and military slaughter. Chabbuwrah is narrower: the visible mark left by a blow.
H6482 פֶּצַע (petsa) — wound (8v). An open wound or laceration, more severe than a bruise. In Exo 21:25 and Isa 1:6, petsa and chabbuwrah appear together in an ascending severity list.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
מַכָּה (makkah)	H4347	"wound," "stripe"	makkah = the blow or its broader consequence (plague, slaughter); chabbuwrah = the visible weal/bruise on the body
פֶּצַע (petsa)	H6482	"wound"	petsa = an open laceration/cut; chabbuwrah = a contusion/welt, not necessarily breaking the skin
נֶגַע (nega)	H5061	"plague," "stripe"	nega = mark/affliction, often leprous or divine; chabbuwrah = bruise from physical blows

LXX Mapping¶

Greek Equivalent	Co-occurrences	PMI Score	Notes
μώλωψ (molops) G3468	5	21.29	Primary equivalent. "A bruise, a weal, the mark of a stripe." Quoted in 1 Pet 2:24 from Isa 53:5 LXX.
τραῦμα (trauma) G5134	3	14.28	"A wound." Used where chabbuwrah denotes a more general wound.

The LXX strongly prefers μώλωψ (molops) for chabbuwrah, preserving the specific sense of a weal or bruise-mark. The NT quotation at 1 Pet 2:24 ("by whose stripes ye were healed") uses this same word, creating a direct lexical bridge from the Hebrew chabbuwrah through the LXX molops into apostolic usage.