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Lexicon :: Strong's H2336 - ḥôaḥ

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חוֹחַ
Transliteration
ḥôaḥ
Pronunciation
kho'-akh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root apparently meaning to pierce
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 620a,620b

Strong’s Definitions

חוֹחַ chôwach, kho'-akh; from an unused root apparently meaning to pierce; a thorn; by analogy, a ring for the nose:—bramble, thistle, thorn.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H2336 in the following manner: thistle(s) (5x), thorn(s) (5x), brambles (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H2336 in the following manner: thistle(s) (5x), thorn(s) (5x), brambles (1x).

  1. thorn, brier, bramble, thornbush, thicket

  2. hook, ring, fetter

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חוֹחַ chôwach, kho'-akh; from an unused root apparently meaning to pierce; a thorn; by analogy, a ring for the nose:—bramble, thistle, thorn.
STRONGS H2336: Abbreviations
† חוֺחַ noun masculine 2 Kings 14:9
1. brier, bramble.
2. hook, ring, fetter; — ח׳ absolute Hosea 9:6 + 8 times; plural חֲוָחִים [H 1 Samuel 13:6] (but see below), חוֺחִים Songs 2:2; חֹחִים 2 Chronicles 33:11; —
1. a. brier, bramble 2 Kings 14:9 (twice in verse) = 2 Chronicles 25:18 (twice in verse) (allegory of Jehoash); collective, sign of desolation Hosea 9:6 (|| קִמּוֺשׁ), Isaiah 34:13 (|| קִמּוֺשׁ, סִירִים), Job 31:40 (opposed to חִטִּים); in simile of fool's parable עָלָה בְּיַדשִֿׁכּוֺר ח׳ Proverbs 26:9 a brier cometh into the hand of a drunken man (De Now Str); כְּשׁוֺשַׁנָּה בֵּין הַחוֺחִים; Songs 2:2; briers = thickets as hiding-places [H 1 Samuel 13:6] (but Ew We Dr חוֺרִים holes, compare 1 Samuel 14:11; see below III.חרר; || מְעָרוֺת, סְלָעִים, צְרִחִים, בֹּרוֺת; Greek Version of the LXX here ἐν τ. μάνδραις; 1 Samuel 14:11 ἐκ τ. τρωγλῶν.
2. late.
a. hook or ring, in jaw of crocodile with תִּקֹּב Job 40:26 (|| הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמֹן בְּאַפּוֹ); of captive וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אֶתמְֿנַשֶּׁה בַּחֹחִים 2 Chronicles 33:11 (compare חַח).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

14:11; 14:11

2 Kings

14:9; 14:9

2 Chronicles

25:18; 33:11; 33:11

Job

31:40

Proverbs

26:9

Song of Songs

2:2; 2:2

Isaiah

34:13

Hosea

9:6; 9:6

H2336

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Strong's Number H2336 matches the Hebrew חוֹחַ (ḥôaḥ),
which occurs 11 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:9 - remisitque Ioas rex Israhel ad Amasiam regem Iuda dicens carduus Libani misit ad cedrum quae est in Libano dicens da filiam tuam filio meo uxorem transieruntque bestiae saltus quae sunt in Libano et conculcaverunt carduum

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:18 - at ille remisit nuntium dicens carduus qui est in Libano misit ad cedrum Libani dicens da filiam tuam filio meo uxorem et ecce bestiae quae erant in silva Libani transierunt et conculcaverunt carduum

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:11 - idcirco superinduxit eis principes exercitus regis Assyriorum ceperuntque Manassen et vinctum catenis atque conpedibus duxerunt Babylonem

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:40 - pro frumento oriatur mihi tribulus et pro hordeo spina finita sunt verba Iob

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:2 - [Vulgate 40:21] numquid pones circulum in naribus eius et armilla perforabis maxillam eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:9 - quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti sic parabola in ore stultorum

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:2 - sicut lilium inter spinas sic amica mea inter filias

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:13 - et orientur in domibus eius spinae et urticae et paliurus in munitionibus eius et erit cubile draconum et pascua strutionum

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:6 - ecce enim profecti sunt a vastitate Aegyptus congregavit eos Memphis sepeliet eos desiderabile argenti eorum urtica hereditabit lappa in tabernaculis eorum
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