Bible Dictionaries
Hive

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. i.) To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body.

(2):

(v. t.) To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and accumulate for future need; to lay up in store.

(3):

(n.) A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees.

(4):

(n.) The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.

(5):

(n.) A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.

(6):

(v. t.) To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hive'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hive.html. 1828.