חבל

חָבַל(b. h.; cmp. חבב) 1) to seize, to take a pledge. Mekh. Bshall., Vayassa, s.1, a. e., v. חֲבוֹלָה.B. Mets. IX, 13 (115a) החוֹבֵל את הריחים he who seizes millstones (for his debt); a. fr. 2) to twist (v. חֶבֶל); to do violence, unshape; to inflict a wound, to hurt (followed by ב of the object). B. Kam.VIII, 1 החוֹבֵל בחבירו he who injures his neighbor. Sabb.XIV, 1. Ib. 106a חיבל בצריך לכלבו one who wounds (an animal on the Sabbath is guilty) when he needs the blood for his dog. Ib. חובל בעלמא one who wounds generally (not for a purpose); a. fr. 3) to writhe, travail, v. Pi. Nif. נֶחְבַּל 1) to be seized. Yalk. Ex. 351 שניתן לֵיחָבֵל ביום (B. Mets. 114b לַחֲבוֹל) which may be seized as a pledge in day time. 2) to be injured. Tosef.B. Kam. IX, 29 אע״פ שלא … מן הנֶחְבָּלוכ׳ although the injurer does not ask the injured (to pray for him), the injured must pray ; a. fr. Pi. חִיבֵּל 1) to injure, wound; to unshape, ruin, spoil. Ber.51a יש לי … לחַבֵּל I have permission to injure (kill). B. Kam.91b לחַבֵּל בעצמו to mutilate ones self.Kel. XIV, 2 משיְחַבֵּל from the moment he batters (the tube, for fitting it into the top of the staff); Tosef. Ib. B. Mets.IV, 5 משיִחְבּוֹל, v. חָבַר. Num. R. s. 10 (play on חִבֵּל, Prov. 23:34) שהִבְּלָתוֹ יעלוכ׳ whom Jael mutilated on his head. Yalk. Ex. 301 חִבַּלְתֶּם מעשיכם you have ruined (turned to evil) your deeds. Snh.24a מְחַבְּלִין זה לזהוכ׳ (Ms. K. זה את זה) wound each others feelings in discussions; a. fr. 2) to travail. Taan.8a bot. מְחַבֶּלֶת ואינה יולדת (Rashi: חוֹבֶלֶת) travails but cannot give birth.Pass. pass. מְחוּבָּל ruined. Ex. R. s. 30. Hithpa. הִתְחַבֵּל to be spoiled, ruined. Mekh. Bshall., Vayassa, s.1 נותן דבר המְחַבֵּל לתוך דבר המִתְחַבֵּל he puts a thing which spoils (the taste) into a thing which is spoiled.