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Strong's #02247 - חָבָה

Transliteration

châbâh

Phonetics

khaw-bah'

Origin

a primitive root [compare (H2245)]

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

590

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to withdraw, hide, hide oneself

1a) (Qal) to withdraw

1b) (Niphal) to hide oneself, remain hidden, withdraw

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 613 ‑ ἀποκρύπτω (ap‑ok‑roop'‑to); 1886 ‑ ἔπαυλις (ep'‑ow‑lis); 2096 ‑ Εὕα (yoo'‑ah); 2222 ‑ ζωή (dzo‑ay'); 2968 ‑ κώμη (ko'‑may);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (5)

Joshua 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

NAS (5)

Joshua 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

HCS (4)

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

BSB (5)

Joshua 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

ESV (5)

Joshua 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 1

WEB (5)

Joshua 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 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

[חָבָה] verb withdraw, hide, compare חבא; —

Qal Imperative masculine singular חֲבִי Isaiah 26:20 (Aramaic form, Ol^{§ 235,3} Ew^{§ 224.c} Du; Di reads חֲבֵּי = חֲבֵה), withdraw into privacy ("" בּאֹ בַחֲדָרֶיךָ).

Niph`al Perfect וְנֶחְבָּה consecutive Jeremiah 49:10; לְנַחְבֵּתֶם consecutive Joshua 2:16 (JE); Infinitive לְהֵחָבֵה (as א׳׳ל) 1 Kings 22:25; 2 Kings 7:12; withdraw, hide oneself, literal Joshua 216 (JE), followed by שָׁמָּה; 2 Kings 7:12 with בְּ local; 1 Kings 22:25; of Esau = Edom, hiding from judgment of ׳י, וְנֶחְבָּה לֹא יוּכָּ֑ל Jeremiah 49:10, as pointed, meant no doubt as perfect, but construction then hard; read rather infinitive absolute נַחְבֹּה; so Gf Gie and others (see Kö^{i. 624}).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

חָבָה i.q. חָבָא to hide oneself. In Kal once imp. חֲבִי Isaiah 26:20.

Niphal, inf. הֵחָבֵה id., 1 Kings 22:25; 2 Kings 7:12.

Derivatives, חֶבְיוֹן and the proper names חֲבָיָה, חוֹבָה [יְחֻבָּה], נַחְבִּי.

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List of Word Forms

וְנֶחְבָּ֖ה וְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨ם ונחבה ונחבתם חֲבִ֥י חבי לְהֵחָבֵ֤ה לְהֵחָבֵֽה׃ להחבה להחבה׃ chaVi ḥă·ḇî ḥăḇî lə·hê·ḥā·ḇêh lehechaVeh ləhêḥāḇêh venachbeTem venechBah wə·naḥ·bê·ṯem wə·neḥ·bāh wənaḥbêṯem wəneḥbāh