חָתַל

chatal · wrap in cloths

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2853 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

chatal (חָתַל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “wrap in cloths”.

To wrap a newborn in cloths.

How to say it

cha·tal

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To bind a newborn in strips of fabric.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Ezekiel 16:4

    And as for your birth, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, and you were not washed with water for cleansing, and you were not rubbed with salt, and you were not wrapped in cloths.

And 1 more times.