Strong's Hebrew #2308 - חָדַל chadal (to cease)

cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave off, let alone, rest,

A primitive root; properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle -- cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.

1) to stop, cease, desist, forego, cease to be, leave undone, forbear
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to cease, come to an end
1a2) to cease, leave off
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 609

חָדַל verb cease (Sabean חדל be negligent, SabDenkm⁷⁶) —

Qal Perfect חָדַל Genesis 18:11 4t.; וְחָדַל consecutive Numbers 9:13; Psalm 49:9; 2masculine singular וְחָדַלְתָּ֫ Exodus 23:5; plural הָֽדְּלוּ Judges 5:6 4t.; חָד֑לּוּ (compare Kö^{i, 243}) Judges 5:7; 1 Samuel 2:5; 1plural חָדַלְנוּ Jeremiah 44:18; Imperfect יֶחְדַּל Deuteronomy 15:11 + (Job 10:20 Kt יחדל jussive > Qr וַחֲדָ֑ל Imperative); אֶחְדָּ֑ל Judges 15:7 3t.; וְאַחְדְּלָה Job 16:6; plural יֶחְדָּ֑לוּ Ezekiel 2:5 2t.; יֶחְדָּלוּ֔ן Exodus 9:29; וַיַּחְדְּלוּ Genesis 11:8; Exodus 9:33, נֶחְדָּ֑ל 1 Kings 22:15, etc.; Infinitive construct חֲדֹל 1 Samuel 12:23; Imperative חֲדַל Exodus 14:12 +, etc.; חִדְלוּ Isaiah 1:16; Isaiah 2:22; חֲדָ֑לוּ Zechariah 11:22; —

1 cease, come to an end Exodus 9:29,33,34 (J), Isaiah 24:8; impersonal חָדַל לִהְיוֺת לְשָׂרָה Genesis 18:11 (J); cease to be Deuteronomy 15:11 (followed by מִן), and in poetry Judges 5:6,7 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 2:5; Job 14:7; = be lacking, fail Job 19:14; Proverbs 10:19.

2 cease, leave off, followed by infinitive with לְ Genesis 11:8 (J), Genesis 41:49 (E), Numbers 9:13 (P), 1 Samuel 12:23; 1 Samuel 23:13; Jeremiah 44:18; Jeremiah 51:30; Deuteronomy 23:23; Psalm 36:4; Proverbs 19:27; Ruth 1:18; infinitive alone Isaiah 1:16; so also Hosea 8:10, where read וְחָֽדְלוּ for וַיָּחֵלּוּ ᵐ5 Che We; followed by infinitive with מִן Exodus 23:5 (JE), 1 Kings 15:21 2Chronicles 16:5; followed by substantive with מִן (cease regarding) Isaiah 2:22 (but Che Du and others treat see as interpolation; omitted by ᵐ5), 1 Samuel 9:5; Proverbs 23:4; followed by מֵאלהים2Chronicles 35:21, i.e. leave off provoking God; Exodus 14:12 (J), followed by מִמֶּנּו desist from us, let us alone; Job 7:16; followed by accusative Job 3:17 רֹגֶז ׳ח; Job 14:6 have rest (i.e. cease from being troubled, see Di; compare Job 14:1); no complem. expressed, cease, forbear Judges 15:7; Judges 20:28; Amos 7:5; 1 Kings 22:6,15 2Chronicles 18:5,14; Jeremiah 40:4; Jeremiah 41:8; Zechariah 11:12; Psalm 49:9; Job 16:6; 2Chronicles 25:16; specifically of refusal to hear Ezekiel 2:5,7; Ezekiel 3:11,27 (all opposed to שָׁמַע).

Hoph`al Perfect (contracted) with interrogative particle הֶחֳדַלְתִּי Judges 9:9,11,13 should I be made to leave, followed by accusative (compare Kö^{i, 240 ff.}); **Job 10:20 (but read here probably יְמֵי חֶלְדִּי ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Bi Bu Du); but perhaps read הֶחָדַלְתִּי,

Qal Perfect Stu Be, compare, for accusative followed by, Job 3:17.

Strong's Hebrew: 2308. חָדַל (chadal) — 58 Occurrences

Genesis 11:8
HEB: כָל־ הָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיַּחְדְּל֖וּ לִבְנֹ֥ת הָעִֽיר׃
NAS: earth; and they stopped building
KJV: of all the earth: and they left off to build
INT: of the whole earth stopped building the city

Genesis 18:11
HEB: בָּאִ֖ים בַּיָּמִ֑ים חָדַל֙ לִהְי֣וֹת לְשָׂרָ֔ה
NAS: in age; Sarah was past childbearing.
KJV: in age; [and] it ceased to be with Sarah
INT: advanced age was past become Sarah

Genesis 41:49
HEB: עַ֛ד כִּי־ חָדַ֥ל לִסְפֹּ֖ר כִּי־
NAS: until he stopped measuring
KJV: much, until he left numbering;
INT: against for stopped measuring it was

Exodus 9:29
HEB: יְהוָ֑ה הַקֹּל֣וֹת יֶחְדָּל֗וּן וְהַבָּרָד֙ לֹ֣א
NAS: the thunder will cease and there will be hail
KJV: [and] the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail;
INT: the LORD the thunder will cease will be hail no

Exodus 9:33
HEB: אֶל־ יְהוָ֑ה וַֽיַּחְדְּל֤וּ הַקֹּלוֹת֙ וְהַבָּרָ֔ד
NAS: and the hail ceased, and rain
KJV: and hail ceased, and the rain
INT: to the LORD ceased and the thunder and the hail

Exodus 9:34
HEB: פַּרְעֹ֗ה כִּֽי־ חָדַ֨ל הַמָּטָ֧ר וְהַבָּרָ֛ד
NAS: and the thunder had ceased, he sinned
KJV: and the thunders were ceased, he sinned
INT: Pharaoh for had ceased the rain and the hail

Exodus 14:12
HEB: בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר חֲדַ֥ל מִמֶּ֖נּוּ וְנַֽעַבְדָ֣ה
NAS: saying, Leave us alone
KJV: saying, Let us alone, that we may serve
INT: Egypt saying Leave alone may serve

Exodus 23:5
HEB: תַּ֣חַת מַשָּׂא֔וֹ וְחָדַלְתָּ֖ מֵעֲזֹ֣ב ל֑וֹ
NAS: its load, you shall refrain from leaving
KJV: under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help
INT: under load shall refrain leaving shall surely

Numbers 9:13
HEB: לֹא־ הָיָ֗ה וְחָדַל֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הַפֶּ֔סַח
NAS: and is not on a journey, and yet neglects to observe
KJV: and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep
INT: not become neglects to observe the Passover

Deuteronomy 15:11
HEB: כִּ֛י לֹא־ יֶחְדַּ֥ל אֶבְי֖וֹן מִקֶּ֣רֶב
NAS: will never cease [to be] in the land;
KJV: For the poor shall never cease out of
INT: for will never cease the poor of

Deuteronomy 23:22
HEB: וְכִ֥י תֶחְדַּ֖ל לִנְדֹּ֑ר לֹֽא־
NAS: However, if you refrain from vowing,
KJV: But if thou shalt forbear to vow,
INT: if refrain vowing not

Judges 5:6
HEB: בִּימֵ֣י יָעֵ֔ל חָדְל֖וּ אֳרָח֑וֹת וְהֹלְכֵ֣י
NAS: the highways were deserted, And travelers
KJV: the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers
INT: the days of Jael were deserted the highways went

Judges 5:7
HEB: חָדְל֧וּ פְרָז֛וֹן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
NAS: The peasantry ceased, they ceased
KJV: [The inhabitants of] the villages ceased, they ceased
INT: ceased the peasantry Israel

Judges 5:7
HEB: פְרָז֛וֹן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חָדֵ֑לּוּ עַ֤ד שַׁקַּ֙מְתִּי֙
NAS: ceased, they ceased in Israel,
KJV: ceased, they ceased in Israel,
INT: the peasantry Israel ceased Until arose

Judges 9:9
HEB: לָהֶם֙ הַזַּ֔יִת הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ אֶת־ דִּשְׁנִ֔י
NAS: said to them, 'Shall I leave my fatness
KJV: said unto them, Should I leave my fatness,
INT: said the olive leave my fatness which

Judges 9:11
HEB: לָהֶם֙ הַתְּאֵנָ֔ה הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ אֶת־ מָתְקִ֔י
NAS: said to them, 'Shall I leave my sweetness
KJV: said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness,
INT: said the fig leave my sweetness fruit

Judges 9:13
HEB: לָהֶם֙ הַגֶּ֔פֶן הֶחֳדַ֙לְתִּי֙ אֶת־ תִּ֣ירוֹשִׁ֔י
NAS: said to them, 'Shall I leave my new wine,
KJV: said unto them, Should I leave my wine,
INT: said the vine leave my new cheers

Judges 15:7
HEB: בָכֶ֖ם וְאַחַ֥ר אֶחְדָּֽל׃
NAS: on you, but after that I will quit.
KJV: of you, and after that I will cease.
INT: take after will quit

Judges 20:28
HEB: אָחִ֖י אִם־ אֶחְדָּ֑ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙
NAS: or shall I cease? And the LORD
KJV: my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD
INT: of my brother or cease said and the LORD

Ruth 1:18
HEB: לָלֶ֣כֶת אִתָּ֑הּ וַתֶּחְדַּ֖ל לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: with her, she said no more to her.
KJV: to go with her, then she left speaking
INT: to go for no said about

1 Samuel 2:5
HEB: נִשְׂכָּ֔רוּ וּרְעֵבִ֖ים חָדֵ֑לּוּ עַד־ עֲקָרָה֙
NAS: But those who were hungry cease [to hunger]. Even
KJV: and [they that were] hungry ceased: so that the barren
INT: hire were hungry cease Even the barren

1 Samuel 9:5
HEB: וְנָשׁ֑וּבָה פֶּן־ יֶחְדַּ֥ל אָבִ֛י מִן־
NAS: my father will cease [to be concerned] about
KJV: lest my father leave [caring] for the asses,
INT: return or will cease my father about

1 Samuel 12:23
HEB: מֵחֲטֹ֣א לַֽיהוָ֔ה מֵחֲדֹ֖ל לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל בַּעַדְכֶ֑ם
NAS: against the LORD by ceasing to pray
KJV: against the LORD in ceasing to pray
INT: sin the LORD ceasing to pray about

1 Samuel 23:13
HEB: דָּוִד֙ מִקְּעִילָ֔ה וַיֶּחְדַּ֖ל לָצֵֽאת׃
NAS: from Keilah, he gave up the pursuit.
KJV: from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.
INT: David Keilah gave the pursuit

1 Kings 15:21
HEB: כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ בַּעְשָׁ֔א וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל מִבְּנ֖וֹת אֶת־
NAS: heard [of it], he ceased fortifying
KJV: heard [thereof], that he left off building
INT: heard Baasha ceased fortifying Ramah

1 Kings 22:6
HEB: לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אִם־ אֶחְדָּ֑ל וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ עֲלֵ֔ה
NAS: or shall I refrain? And they said,
KJV: to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said,
INT: to battle or forbear and said Go

1 Kings 22:15
HEB: לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אִם־ נֶחְדָּ֑ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙
NAS: or shall we refrain? And he answered
KJV: to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered
INT: to battle or forbear said about

2 Chronicles 16:5
HEB: כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ בַּעְשָׁ֔א וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל מִבְּנ֖וֹת אֶת־
NAS: heard [of it], he ceased fortifying
KJV: heard [it], that he left off building
INT: heard Baasha ceased fortifying Ramah

2 Chronicles 18:5
HEB: לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אִם־ אֶחְדָּ֑ל וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ עֲלֵ֔ה
NAS: or shall I refrain? And they said,
KJV: to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said,
INT: to battle or forbear and said Go

2 Chronicles 18:14
HEB: לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אִם־ אֶחְדָּ֑ל וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ עֲל֣וּ
NAS: or shall I refrain? He said,
KJV: to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said,
INT: to battle or forbear said Go

2 Chronicles 25:16
HEB: לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ נְתַנּ֔וּךָ חֲדַל־ לְךָ֖ לָ֣מָּה
NAS: counselor? Stop! Why
KJV: counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten?
INT: A royal appointed stopped Why you be struck

2 Chronicles 25:16
HEB: לָ֣מָּה יַכּ֑וּךָ וַיֶּחְדַּ֣ל הַנָּבִ֗יא וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
NAS: Then the prophet stopped and said,
KJV: Then the prophet forbare, and said,
INT: Why you be struck stopped the prophet and said

2 Chronicles 35:21
HEB: אָמַ֣ר לְבַֽהֲלֵ֑נִי חֲדַל־ לְךָ֛ מֵאֱלֹהִ֥ים
NAS: me to hurry. Stop for your own sake from [interfering with] God
KJV: me to make haste: forbear thee from [meddling with] God,
INT: has ordered to hurry Stop God who

Job 3:17
HEB: שָׁ֣ם רְ֭שָׁעִים חָ֣דְלוּ רֹ֑גֶז וְשָׁ֥ם
NAS: the wicked cease from raging,
KJV: There the wicked cease [from] troubling;
INT: There the wicked cease raging and there

Job 7:16
HEB: לְעֹלָ֣ם אֶֽחְיֶ֑ה חֲדַ֥ל מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי כִּי־
NAS: forever. Leave me alone,
KJV: alway: let me alone; for my days
INT: forever live Leave alone for

Job 10:20
HEB: [יֶחְדָּל כ] (וַחֲדָ֑ל ק) [יָשִׁית
NAS: Would He not let my few days
KJV: few? cease [then, and] let me alone
INT: my few days cease apply at

Job 14:6
HEB: שְׁעֵ֣ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וְיֶחְדָּ֑ל עַד־ יִ֝רְצֶ֗ה
NAS: Turn Your gaze from him that he may rest, Until
KJV: Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish,
INT: Turn and may rest Until fulfills

Job 14:7
HEB: וְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹ לֹ֣א תֶחְדָּֽל׃
NAS: again, And its shoots will not fail.
KJV: and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
INT: shoots will not fail

Job 16:6
HEB: יֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְ כְּאֵבִ֑י וְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗ה מַה־ מִנִּ֥י
NAS: is not lessened, And if I hold back, what
KJV: is not asswaged: and [though] I forbear, what am I eased?
INT: lessened my pain hold what at

Job 19:14
HEB: חָדְל֥וּ קְרוֹבָ֑י וּֽמְיֻדָּעַ֥י
NAS: My relatives have failed, And my intimate friends
KJV: My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends
INT: have failed my relatives and my intimate

Psalm 36:3
HEB: אָ֣וֶן וּמִרְמָ֑ה חָדַ֖ל לְהַשְׂכִּ֣יל לְהֵיטִֽיב׃
NAS: and deceit; He has ceased to be wise
KJV: and deceit: he hath left off to be wise,
INT: are wickedness and deceit has ceased to be wise do

Psalm 49:8
HEB: פִּדְי֥וֹן נַפְשָׁ֗ם וְחָדַ֥ל לְעוֹלָֽם׃
NAS: is costly, And he should cease [trying] forever--
KJV: [is] precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
INT: the redemption of his soul cease forever

Proverbs 10:19
HEB: דְּ֭בָרִים לֹ֣א יֶחְדַּל־ פָּ֑שַׁע וְחֹשֵׂ֖ךְ
NAS: transgression is unavoidable, But he who restrains
KJV: of words there wanteth not sin:
INT: words not wanteth transgression restrains

Proverbs 19:27
HEB: חַֽדַל־ בְּ֭נִי לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ
NAS: Cease listening, my son,
KJV: Cease, my son, to hear
INT: Cease my son listening

Proverbs 23:4
HEB: לְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑יר מִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥ חֲדָֽל׃
NAS: yourself to gain wealth, Cease from your consideration
KJV: not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
INT: to gain your consideration Cease

Isaiah 1:16
HEB: מִנֶּ֣גֶד עֵינָ֑י חִדְל֖וּ הָרֵֽעַ׃
NAS: from My sight. Cease to do evil,
KJV: mine eyes; cease to do evil;
INT: before eyes Cease evil

Isaiah 2:22
HEB: חִדְל֤וּ לָכֶם֙ מִן־
NAS: Stop regarding man, whose
KJV: Cease ye from man, whose breath
INT: Stop at man

Isaiah 24:8
HEB: מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ תֻּפִּ֔ים חָדַ֖ל שְׁא֣וֹן עַלִּיזִ֑ים
NAS: of revelers stops, The gaiety
KJV: of them that rejoice endeth, the joy
INT: the gaiety of tambourines stops the noise of revelers

Jeremiah 40:4
HEB: אִתִּ֥י בָבֶ֖ל חֲדָ֑ל רְאֵה֙ כָּל־
NAS: with me to Babylon, never mind. Look,
KJV: with me into Babylon, forbear: behold,
INT: for to Babylon never Look the whole

Jeremiah 41:8
HEB: וְשֶׁ֣מֶן וּדְבָ֑שׁ וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל וְלֹ֥א הֱמִיתָ֖ם
NAS: in the field. So he refrained and did not put them to death
KJV: and of honey. So he forbare, and slew
INT: oil and honey refrained not to death

Jeremiah 44:18
HEB: וּמִן־ אָ֡ז חָדַ֜לְנוּ לְקַטֵּ֨ר לִמְלֶ֧כֶת
NAS: But since we stopped burning sacrifices
KJV: But since we left off to burn incense
INT: at for stopped burning to the queen

Jeremiah 51:30
HEB: חָדְלוּ֩ גִבּוֹרֵ֨י בָבֶ֜ל
NAS: of Babylon have ceased fighting,
KJV: of Babylon have forborn to fight,
INT: have ceased the mighty of Babylon

Ezekiel 2:5
HEB: יִשְׁמְע֣וּ וְאִם־ יֶחְדָּ֔לוּ כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית
KJV: And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they [are] a rebellious
INT: listen or will forbear for house

Ezekiel 2:7
HEB: יִשְׁמְע֖וּ וְאִם־ יֶחְדָּ֑לוּ כִּ֥י מְרִ֖י
KJV: unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they [are] most rebellious.
INT: listen or will forbear for are rebellious

Ezekiel 3:11
HEB: יִשְׁמְע֖וּ וְאִם־ יֶחְדָּֽלוּ׃
KJV: whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
INT: listen or will forbear

Ezekiel 3:27
HEB: יִשְׁמָע֙ וְהֶחָדֵ֣ל ׀ יֶחְדָּ֔ל כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית
NAS: and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious
KJV: and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they [are] a rebellious
INT: hear refuses refuse for house

Amos 7:5
HEB: אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ חֲדַל־ נָ֔א מִ֥י
NAS: GOD, please stop! How can Jacob
KJV: GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob
INT: Lord GOD stop please How

Zechariah 11:12
HEB: וְאִם־ לֹ֣א ׀ חֲדָ֑לוּ וַיִּשְׁקְל֥וּ אֶת־
NAS: but if not, never mind! So they weighed
KJV: [me] my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed
INT: if not never weighed my wages