Strong's H2342 · Hebrew
חוּל
chûwl · /khool/
Definition
properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert
KJV: bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarry, travail (with pain), tremble, trust, wait carefully (patiently), be wounded.
Root / derivation: or חִיל; a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חוּל across 57 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
57 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis1 verse
Deuteronomy2 verses
This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
Deuteronomy 32:18Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
Judges3 verses
And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
Judges 21:21And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
Judges 21:23And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.
1 Chronicles2 verses
Job7 verses
Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
Job 15:20The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
Job 20:21There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods. none: or, be none left for his meat
Job 26:5Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. and the: or, with the inhabitants
Job 26:13By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.
Job 35:14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
Job 39:1Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
Psalms11 verses
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
Psalms 29:8The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
Psalms 29:9The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory. to calve: or, to be in pain doth: or, every whit of it uttereth, etc
Psalms 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Rest in: Heb. Be silent to
Psalms 51:5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. conceive: Heb. warm me
Psalms 55:4My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
Psalms 77:16The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled.
Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Psalms 96:9O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. in the: or, in the glorious sanctuary
Psalms 97:4His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.
Psalms 114:7Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
Proverbs4 verses
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
Proverbs 8:25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
Proverbs 25:23The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. driveth: or, bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance
Proverbs 26:10The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. The great: or, A great man grieveth all, and he hireth the fool, he hireth also transgressors
Isaiah10 verses
And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. be amazed: Heb. wonder one: Heb. every man at his neighbour flames: Heb. faces of the flames
Isaiah 23:4Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.
Isaiah 23:5As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
Isaiah 26:17Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.
Isaiah 26:18We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
Isaiah 45:10Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
Isaiah 51:2Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Isaiah 54:1Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 66:7Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.
Isaiah 66:8Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
Jeremiah6 verses
My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. my very: Heb. the walls of my heart
Jeremiah 5:3O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Jeremiah 5:22Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Jeremiah 23:19Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
Jeremiah 30:23Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked. continuing: Heb. cutting fall: or, remain
Jeremiah 51:29And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.
Micah2 verses
For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem. inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress waited: or, was grieved
Micah 4:10Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2342 (chûwl) mean?
properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert
How many times does H2342 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2342 (חוּל) appears in 57 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “pain.”
How is chûwl translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2342 is rendered as “pain” (6×), “formed” (5×), “forth” (4×), “pained” (4×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word חוּל come from?
or חִיל; a primitive root;