חֵבֶל m. (b. h.; חָבַל) 1) writhing, throes of birth, agony. Snh. 98ᵇ, a. e. חֶבְלוֹ של משיח the sufferings which are to precede the advent of the Messiah.—Pl. חֲבָלִים, constr. חֶבְלֵי. Nidd. 31ᵃ ח׳ נקבה the pains at giving birth to a female. Ib. חבלי של נקבה (read: חבלים). Ib. וזהו ח׳ אשה and this is the cause of woman’s throes. —2) damage, injury. Mekh. Mishp., N’zikin, s. 8 ח׳ אשה לבעל the damages for a wife’s injury belong to her husband.
חֵבֶל
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חֵבֶל m. (b. h.; חָבַל ) 1) writhing, throes of birth, agony . Snh. 98ᵇ , a. e. חֶבְלוֹ של משיח the sufferings which are to precede the advent of the…
References
- Jastrow, חָבַל 1
- Sanhedrin 98b:8
- Niddah 31a:9
- Niddah 31a:11