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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #2244 - חָבָא

Transliteration

châbâʼ

Phonetics

khaw-baw'

Origin

a primitive root [compare (H2245)]

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

588

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to withdraw, hide
1. (Niphal) to hide oneself
2. (Pual) to be forced into hiding
3. (Hiphil) to hide
4. (Hophal) to be hidden
5. (Hithpael)
  1. to hide oneself, draw back
  2. to draw together, thicken, harden

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2597 ‑ καταβαίνω (kat‑ab‑ah'ee‑no); 2928 ‑ κρύπτω (kroop'‑to); 2931 ‑ κρυφῇ (kroo‑fay'); 1470 ‑ ἐγκρύπτω (eng‑kroop'‑to); 2703 ‑ καταφεύγω (kat‑af‑yoo'‑go); 5419 ‑ φράζω (frad'‑zo);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (33)

Genesis 3

Joshua 5

Judges 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Job 5

Isaiah 2

Daniel 1

Amos 1

BSB (33)

Genesis 3

Joshua 5

Judges 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Job 5

Isaiah 2

Daniel 1

Amos 1

CSB (34)

Genesis 3

Joshua 6

Judges 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Job 5

Isaiah 2

Daniel 1

Amos 1

ESV (33)

Genesis 3

Joshua 5

Judges 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Job 5

Isaiah 2

Daniel 1

Amos 1

KJV (33)

Genesis 3

Joshua 5

Judges 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Job 5

Isaiah 2

Daniel 1

Amos 1

LEB (33)

Genesis 3

Joshua 5

Judges 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Job 5

Isaiah 2

Daniel 1

Amos 1

LSB (35)

Genesis 3

Joshua 5

Judges 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 3

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Job 6

Isaiah 2

Daniel 1

Amos 1

N95 (34)

Genesis 3

Joshua 5

Judges 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Job 6

Isaiah 2

Daniel 1

Amos 1

NAS (38)

Genesis 3

Joshua 5

Judges 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Job 6

Isaiah 2

Daniel 1

Amos 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (33)

Genesis 3

Joshua 5

Judges 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Job 5

Isaiah 2

Daniel 1

Amos 1

ASV (33)

and he was with her hid 1

and he was with them hid 1

and hid 2

and i hid myself 1

and they are hid 1

and though they hide 1

because she hid 2

behold, he hath hid 1

behold, he is hid 1

did hide 1

for he hid himself 1

hath he hid 1

hid themselves 1

hidden 1

hide 1

hide themselves 1

him (now he was hiding 1

him; and she hath hid 1

how i hid 1

me and hid 1

place, and hide thyself 1

secretly 1

that had hid 1

that were with him hid 1

the voice 1

thou shalt be hid 1

to hide themselves 1

to hide thyself 1

where he hideth 1

where they had hid themselves 1

wherein they had hidden 1

BSB (33)

and hid themselves 1

and hidden 1

and hidden them 1

and hide 1

and hide there 1

and they hid themselves 1

and withdrew 1

become hard 1

but she has hidden 1

he has hidden 1

he hid himself 1

he hid me 1

he hides 1

hid 1

hid themselves 1

hidden 2

i hid 1

into hiding 1

is hiding 1

or imprisoned 1

secretly 1

she hid 2

so i hid myself 1

they are hiding 1

they had hidden 1

they hide themselves 1

they were hiding 1

was hiding 1

were hushed 1

who had been hiding 1

you will be hidden 1

CSB (34)

as hard 1

hid 11

hidden 4

hide 2

hide themselves 1

hides 1

hiding 7

imprisoned 1

into hiding 1

safe 1

secretly 1

stay 1

were hushed 1

withdrew 1

ESV (33)

hard 1

hid 10

hid themselves 1

hidden 11

hide 5

hides 1

hiding 1

hushed 1

secretly 1

withdrew 1

KJV (33)

held 1

hid 22

hide 6

hideth 1

myself 1

secretly 1

themselves 1

LEB (33)

and conceal yourself 1

and hid 1

and hid themselves 1

and they are kept hidden 1

become hard 1

but she had hidden 1

did you hide 1

has hidden himself 1

he hid 1

he hid himself 1

he hides 1

hid themselves 2

hidden 3

hide themselves 1

him hid themselves 1

i hid 1

in order to hide themselves 1

is hiding himself 1

me and stepped aside 1

she hid 2

so i hid myself 1

they had hidden themselves 1

they have hidden themselves 1

they hide themselves 1

to hide yourself 1

was hiding 1

were hushed 1

who had hidden themselves 1

you shall be hidden 1

LSB (35)

away 1

becomes 1

concealed 1

hard 1

hid 11

hidden 11

hide 5

hides 1

hiding 2

secretly 1

N95 (34)

becomes 1

concealed 1

hard 1

hid 10

hidden 11

hide 5

hides 1

hiding 2

hushed 1

secretly 1

NAS (38)

becomes 1

conceal 1

concealed 1

hard 1

hid 9

hidden 13

hide 4

hiding 2

hushed 1

keeps 1

kept 3

secretly 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (33)

and hid 2

and i hid myself 1

and they are hidden 1

because she hid 2

become hard 1

for he hid himself 1

he has hidden 1

he was with her hidden 1

he was with them hidden 1

hid 1

hid themselves 1

hidden 1

hide themselves 1

how i hid 1

in which they had hidden 1

me and hid 1

secretly 1

the voice 1

though they hide 1

to hide themselves 1

to hide yourself 1

where he hides 1

where they had hidden themselves 1

who had hidden 1

who were with him hid 1

you shall be hidden 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1163) b h (ההב HhB) AC: Hide CO: Bosom AB: Refuge: The pictograph h is a picture of a wall. The b is a picture of a tent or house. Combined these mean "wall of the house". The walls of the house enclose the home as refuge for the family. A refuge functions as a place of hiding from any undesirable person or situation.

A) b h (ההב HhB) AC: ? CO: Bosom AB: ?: A place where one is hidden in the arms and cherished.

N^m) b h (ההב HhB) - Bosom: KJV (1): bosom - Strongs: H2243 (חֹב)

B) b b h (ההבב HhBB) AC: Cherish CO: ? AB: ?: One that is cherished is held close to the bosom.

V) b b h (ההבב HhBB) - Cherish: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) love - Strongs: H2245 (חָבַב)

E) a b h (ההבא HhBA) AC: Hide CO: Refuge AB: ?: Any place where one hides in secret or for lurking.

V) a b h (ההבא HhBA) - Hide: KJV (33): (vf: Niphal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Hophal, Pual) hide, held, secretly - Strongs: H2244 (חָבָא)

a^m) a b h m (מההבא MHhBA) - Refuge: A place of hiding. [df: awbxm] KJV (2): hiding place, lurking place - Strongs: H4224 (מַחֲבֵא)

H) e b h (ההבה HhBH) AC: Hide CO: ? AB: ?: A refuge functions as a place of hiding from any undesirable person or situation.

V) e b h (ההבה HhBH) - Hide: KJV (5): (vf: Paal, Niphal) hide - Strongs: H2247 (חָבָה)

fj^m) n f i b h (ההביונ HhBYWN) - Hiding: KJV (1): hiding - Strongs: H2253 (חֶבְיוֹן)

J) b f h (ההוב HhWB) AC: Endanger CO: ? AB: ?: [Unknown connection to root;]

V) b f h (ההוב HhWB) - Endanger: KJV (1): (vf: Piel) endanger - Strongs: H2325 (חָיַב)

N^m) b f h (ההוב HhWB) - Debtor: KJV (1): debtor - Strongs: H2326 (חוֹב)

M) b i h (ההיב HhYB) AC: ? CO: Bosom AB: ?: A place of refuge.

N^m) b i h (ההיב HhYB) - Bosom: [df: qyx qwx qx] KJV (39): bosom, bottom, lap - Strongs: H2436 (חֵק)

Adopted Roots:

A2141 L b h (Bind, Rope)
A2142 Q b h (Embrace)
A2143 R b h (Couple, Clamp, Companion)
A2144 S b h (Bind)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[חָבָא] verb withdraw, hide (not in

Qal); compare also חבה (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic ; Ethiopic Assyrian —abû Dl^{Proverbs 175}; ᵑ7 Ethpa`al hide oneself) —

Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נֶחְבָּא Judges 9:5 + 1 Samuel 10:22; 2 Samuel 17:9 (both may be participle); נַחְבֵּאתָ Genesis 31:37; ׳וְנַחְ consecutive 1 Samuel 19:2; נֶחְבְּאוּֿ Joshua 10:27; נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ Job 29:8,10; Imperfect 2 masculine singular תֵּחָבֵא Job 5:21; Infinitive construct הֵחָבֵא 2 Chronicles 18:24; Daniel 10:7; Participle plural (compare also above) נֶחְבְּאִים Joshua 10:17, etc. — hide oneself in fear Genesis 3:10 (J), Joshua 10:16,17,27 (all J E), Judges 9:5; 1 Samuel 19:2; 2 Samuel 17:9; Amos 9:3; 2 Chronicles 18:24; Daniel 10:7; from modesty 1 Samuel 10:22; compare Job 29:8; also לָ֫מָּה נַחְבֵּאתָ לִבְרֹחַ Genesis 31:27 (E), i.e. why didst thou flee secretly? passive, be hidden Job 29:10 קול נְגִידִיםנְחְבָ֑אוּ ("" ולשׁונם לְחִכָּם דָּבֵ֑קָה, compare also see 9) i.e. in reverence, = hushed (so we speak of a veiled voice); be hidden for protection בִּשׁוֺט לָשׁוֺן Job 5:21.

Pu`al Perfect 3 plural חֻבְּאוּ have been hidden (= are made to hide themselves, Di on the passage) Job 24:4.

Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix הֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִי Isaiah 49:2; 3 feminine singular הֶחְבְּאַ֔תָֹה Joshua 6:17, compare Ges^{§ 75}, Rem. 21 a Kö^{i. 624ff. etc.}; Imperfect וַיַּחְבִּיאֵם 1 Kings 18:4; 3 feminine singular וַתַּחְבִּא 2 Kings 6:29; וָאַחְבִּא 1 Kings 18:13; — hide, transitive, with accusative Joshua 6:17,25; 1 Kings 18:4,13; 2 Kings 6:29; metaphor, of divine protection Isaiah 49:2 ׳בְּצֵל יָדוֺ ה.

Hoph`al Perfect be hidden הָחְבָּ֑אוּ Isaiah 42:22 (בְּבָתֵּי כלאים), i.e. imprisoned.

Hithpa`el Perfect הִתְחַבְּאוּ 1 Samuel 14:11; Imperfect יִתְחַבֵּא 1 Samuel 23:23; ׳וַיִּתְ Genesis 3:8; יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּ Job 38:30; וַיִּתְחַבְּאוּ 1 Samuel 13:6; Participle מִתְחַבֵּא 2 Kings 11:3 2t.; מִתְחַבְּאִים 1 Samuel 14:22; 1 Chronicles 21:20; —

1 draw back, hide oneself, usually with בְּ local; Genesis 3:8 (J), 1 Samuel 13:6; 1 Samuel 14:11,22; 1 Samuel 23:23; 2 Kings 11:3; 1 Chronicles 21:20; 2 Chronicles 22:9,12.

2 draw together, thicken, harden, of water becoming ice Job 38:30 כאבן׳מים יִתְחַ.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

חָבָא unused in Kal, i.q. חָבָה to hide, compare the kindred roots חָפָא, חָפַף. Arab. خبأ, Eth. ኅበአ፡ to hide; also خبا for خبو to put out fire, properly to hide; Conj. X. to hide oneself.

Niphal, to hide oneself, to lie hid. Genesis 3:10; Judges 9:5; Job 29:8, “when the youths saw me they hid themselves,” i.e. they gave place to me out of respect and modesty; verse 10 Job 29:10, “the voice of the princes hid itself,” that is, they were silent, held their peace. Followed by בְּ Joshua 10:16; 2 Samuel 17:9, and אֶל 1 Samuel 10:22. With an inf. following, it must be rendered by an adverb (like λανθάνειν with part.) Genesis 31:27, לָמָּה נַחְבֵּאתָ לִבְרֹחַ “why hast thou fled away secretly?”

Pual, id. pr. to be forced to hide oneself, Job 24:4.

Hiphil, to hide, Joshua 6:17, 25 Joshua 6:25; 1 Kings 18:13; 2 Kings 6:29.

Hophal, pass. Isaiah 42:22.

Hithpael, i.q. Niphal, 1 Samuel 13:6, 14:11, etc.

Derivatives, מַחֲבֵא, מַחֲבוֹא.

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List of Word Forms

בְּהֵחָבֵֽא׃ בהחבא׃ הִתְחַבְּאוּ־ הֶחְבְּאַ֔תָה הֶחְבִּ֙יאָה֙ הֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִי הַמִּֽתְחַבְּאִ֤ים הָחְבָּ֑אוּ החבאו החבאתה החביאה החביאני המתחבאים התחבאו־ וְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וְנַחְבֵּֽאתָ׃ וַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞ם וַיִּֽתְחַבְּא֣וּ וַיִּתְחַבֵּ֨א וַיֵּחָבְא֥וּ וַתַּחְבִּ֖א וָאֵחָבֵֽא׃ וָאַחְבִּא֩ ואחבא ואחבא׃ ויחבאו ויחביאם ויתחבא ויתחבאו ונחבאו ונחבאת׃ ותחבא חֻ֝בְּא֗וּ חבאו יִתְחַבֵּ֣א יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּ יֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ יחבאו יתחבא יתחבאו לְהֵחָבֵֽא׃ להחבא׃ מִֽתְחַבְּאִ֑ים מִתְחַבֵּ֖א מִתְחַבֵּ֣א מתחבא מתחבאים נֶחְבְּאִ֥ים נֶחְבְּאוּ־ נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ נֶחְבָּ֖א נֶחְבָּֽא׃ נֶחְבָּא֙ נַחְבֵּ֙אתָ֙ נחבא נחבא׃ נחבאו נחבאו־ נחבאים נחבאת תֵּחָבֵ֑א תחבא bə·hê·ḥā·ḇê behechaVe bəhêḥāḇê chubbeU hā·ḥə·bā·’ū hacheBau hāḥəbā’ū ham·miṯ·ḥab·bə·’îm hammitchabbeIm hammiṯḥabbə’îm hechbeAtah hechBiah hechbiAni heḥ·bə·’a·ṯāh heḥ·bî·’ā·nî heḥ·bî·’āh heḥbə’aṯāh heḥbî’āh heḥbî’ānî hiṯ·ḥab·bə·’ū- hitchabbeu hiṯḥabbə’ū- ḥub·bə·’ū ḥubbə’ū lə·hê·ḥā·ḇê lehechaVe ləhêḥāḇê miṯ·ḥab·bê miṯ·ḥab·bə·’îm mitchabBe mitchabbeIm miṯḥabbê miṯḥabbə’îm nachBeta naḥ·bê·ṯā naḥbêṯā nechBa nechBau nechbeIm nechbeu neḥ·bā neḥ·bā·’ū neḥ·bə·’îm neḥ·bə·’ū- neḥbā neḥbā’ū neḥbə’îm neḥbə’ū- tê·ḥā·ḇê techaVe têḥāḇê vaachBi vaechaVe vaiyachbiEm vaiyechaveU vaiyitchabBe vaiyitchabbeU vattachBi venachBeta venechBau wā’aḥbi wā’êḥāḇê wā·’aḥ·bi wā·’ê·ḥā·ḇê wat·taḥ·bi wattaḥbi way·yaḥ·bî·’êm way·yê·ḥā·ḇə·’ū way·yiṯ·ḥab·bê way·yiṯ·ḥab·bə·’ū wayyaḥbî’êm wayyêḥāḇə’ū wayyiṯḥabbê wayyiṯḥabbə’ū wə·naḥ·bê·ṯā wə·neḥ·bā·’ū wənaḥbêṯā wəneḥbā’ū yê·ḥā·ḇə·’ū yechaveU yêḥāḇə’ū yiṯ·ḥab·bā·’ū yiṯ·ḥab·bê yitchabBau yitchabBe yiṯḥabbā’ū yiṯḥabbê