חָבַל
From LSJ
ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
English (Strong)
a primitive root; to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition): X at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay & to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, X very, withhold.
