חָבַשׁ

Qal Perfect 2 masculine singular וְחָבַשְׁתָּ֫ 2 Mos 29,9 2 masculine plural חֲבַשְׁתֶּם Ezk 34,4 Imperfect יַחֲבוֺשׁ Job 34,17 וַיַּחֲבשׁ 1 Mos 22,3 + 4 t.; וַיַּחֲבָשֿׁ 1 Kong 13,23 וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ Job 5,18 וַיַּחְבְּשֵׁנוּ Hos 6,1 3 feminine singular וַתַחֲבשׁ 2 Kong 4,24 אֶחֱבשׁ Ezk 34,16 cohortative אֶחְבְּשָׁהֿ 2 Sam 19,27 (but compare below); וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁךְ Ezk 16,10 וַיַּחְבְּשׁוֿ 1 Kong 13,13 וַיַּחֲב֑שׁו 1 Kong 13,27 Imperative חֲבשׁ Job 40,13 חֲבוֺשׁ Ezk 24,17 חִבְשׁוּ 1 Kong 13,13; 1 Kong 13,27 Infinitive construct חֲבשׁ Es 30,26; Es 61,1לְחָבְּשָׁהּ Ezk 30,21 (strike out Co, compare ᵐ5). Participle active חֹבֵשׁ Es 3,7 passive חָבוּשׁ Jon 2,6 חֲבוּשִׁים Dom 19,10 חֲבֻשִׁים 2 Sam 16,1; Ezk 27,24 —

1. bind, bind on:
\ \ a. headgear, with accusative of thing, לְ person 2 Mos 29,9; 3 Mos 8,13 (both P); with על person Ezk 24,17 (P); passive of seaweeds clinging about head סוּף חָבוּשׁ לְראֹשִׁי Jon 2,6 with suffix person and בְּ of thing וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁךְ Ezk 16,10 and I bound (or wound) about thee (i.e. thy head, Sm VB) שֵׁשׁ (in metaphor of ׳י's care for Jerusalem; || אַלְבִּישֵׁךְ, אֶנְעֲלֵךְ); figurative of punishment for wicked פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבשׁ בטמון Job 40,13 bind their faces in darkness (|| טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר) see Di.
\ \ b. passive probably twined, twisted in חֲבָלִים חֲבֻשִׁים וַאֲרֻזִים Ezk 27,24, cords twisted and strong, see Sm Da. Especially
\ \ c. of equipping a beast for riding; ass, in accusative 1 Mos 22,3; 4 Mos 22,21 (both E), 2 Sam 17,23 & 2 Sam 19,27 (where however read לוֺ חָבְשָׁהלִּֿי, so ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Th We Dr), 1 Kong 2,40; 1 Kong 13,13 (twice in verse); 1 Kong 13,23; 1 Kong 13,27 (twice in verse) (1 Kong 13,27 b no direct object expressed) 2 Kong 4,24 passive, also of asses, Dom 19,10; 2 Sam 16,1.
\ \ d. figurative = restrain, control (German bändigen), absolute Job 34,17.

2. bind up, namely a wound, usually in figure, of comforting the distressed, etc.; with suffix person Hos 6,1 (|| רָפָא, opposed to הִכָּה); followed by לְ person לַחֲבשׁ לְנִשְׁבְּרֵילֵֿב Es 61,1 compare Ezk 34,4 (followed by לַנִּשְׁבֶּרֶת; || חַזֵּק, רִפֵּא), vEzk 34,16 (followed by id.; || חִזֵּק); followed by accusative of thing בְּיוֺם אֶתשֶֿׁבֶר עַמּוֺ ׳חֲבשׁ י Es 30,26 (|| רָפָא); with accusative of Pharaoh's broken arm Ezk 30,21 (si vera lectio, see above; compare Pu`al); absolute Job 5,18 also Es 3,7 of repairing fortunes of people (opposed to הִכְאִיב; || רָפָה = רָפָא). Pi`el Perfect חִבֵּשׁ bind, restrain מִבְּכִי נהרות Job 28,11 Participle מְחַבֵּשׁ bind up לְעַצְבוֺתָם Sl 147,3. Pu`al Perfect be bound up חֻבְּשָׁה Ezk 30,21 (metaphor) Pharaoh's broken arm; חֻבָּ֑שׁוּ Es 1,6 (wounds of land of Judah).