cha.vash describes saddling an animal, binding wounds, fastening clothing, and securing or restraining things.

The most visible use concerns preparing a donkey for travel; the same verb also describes binding up injuries, fastening headgear or clothing, and securing such things as rivers, faces, or enclosing bars.

1. Preparing a donkey for travel · dominant

   Qal commands and sequential forms occur where a donkey is made ready before a journey: in Genesis 22:3 the APB renders Abraham's action as having “saddled his donkey” before he goes to the designated place. In 1 Kings 13:13, the imperative is followed by the sons' corresponding action, and 2 Samuel 16:1 uses a passive participle for donkeys already prepared to carry provisions.

   Genesis 22:3Numbers 22:211 Kings 13:131 Kings 13:232 Kings 4:242 Samuel 16:1
2. Binding up wounds or brokenness · common

   The verb marks care for injury or brokenness. In Ezekiel 34:16 the Qal imperfect stands alongside seeking the lost and strengthening the weak, while Isaiah 1:6 describes wounds that “were not pressed out, nor bound up”; Ezekiel 30:21 explicitly places binding alongside remedies and a bandage.

   Ezekiel 34:16Ezekiel 34:4Ezekiel 30:21Isaiah 1:6Isaiah 61:1Psalm 147:3
3. Fastening clothing or headgear · occasional

   The action concerns securing worn items rather than preparing an animal. In Exodus 29:9 the APB renders the clause as binding headgear on Aaron and his sons; Leviticus 8:13 places the sequential form with tying sashes and fastening headbands, and Ezekiel 24:17 gives an imperative to bind a headdress on oneself.

   Exodus 29:9Leviticus 8:13Ezekiel 16:10Ezekiel 24:17
4. Securing or restraining other things · occasional

   Several clauses extend the action to things held or enclosed: Job 28:11 says that he “bound the rivers,” Job 40:13 commands that faces be bound in a hidden place, and Jonah 2:6 describes the earth's bars as being about the speaker. These contexts show securing or restraint.

   Job 28:11Job 40:13Jonah 2:6Ezekiel 27:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly renders the travel contexts with “saddled” and the injury contexts with “bind up.” It also uses “bind,” “wrapped,” and “bound” in other clauses; These renderings are treated as confirmation of each verse's broader context.