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Lexicon :: Strong's H2423 - ḥêvā'

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חֵיוָא
Transliteration
ḥêvā'
Pronunciation
khay-vaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2727b

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: חיוא.

Strong’s Definitions

חֵיוָא chêyvâʼ, khay-vaw'; (Aramaic) from H2418; an animal:—beast.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H2423 in the following manner: beast (20x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H2423 in the following manner: beast (20x).
  1. beast, animal

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵיוָא chêyvâʼ, khay-vaw'; (Aramaic) from H2418; an animal:—beast.
STRONGS H2423: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

חֵיוָא, חֵיוָה noun feminine beast (Biblical Hebrew II. H2416 חַיָה); — absolute חֵיוָא Daniel 4:13 [Daniel 4:16], חֵּיוָה Daniel 7:5. Daniel 7:7; emphatic חֵיוְתָא Daniel 7:6. Daniel 7:11. Daniel 7:19, 23, and (collective) Daniel 4:11 [Daniel 4:8], Daniel 4:12 [Daniel 4:15]; Daniel 5:21; construct (collective) חֵיוַת בָּרָא Daniel 2:38; Daniel 4:9 [Daniel 4:6], Daniel 4:18 [Daniel 4:21], Daniel 4:20 [Daniel 4:23], Daniel 4:22 [Daniel 4:25], Daniel 4:29 [Daniel 4:32]; plural absolute חֵיוָן Daniel 7:3, emphatic חֵיוָתָא Daniel 7:7, Daniel 7:12. Daniel 7:17.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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H2423

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2423 matches the Hebrew חֵיוָא (ḥêvā'),
which occurs 20 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:38 - and wherever the sons of men dwell, and the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You [king of Babylon] are the head of gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:12 -

‘Its leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant,

And in it was food for all.

The beasts of the field found shade under it,

And the birds of the sky nested in its branches,

And all living creatures fed themselves from it.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:14 -

‘He shouted aloud and said this:

“Cut down the tree and cut off its branches;

Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit;

Let the living creatures run from under it

And the birds fly from its branches.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:15 -

“Nevertheless leave the stump with its roots in the ground,

Bound with a band of iron and bronze

In the new grass of the field;

And let him be wet with the dew of heaven,

And let him feed with the animals in the grass of the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:16 -

“Let his mind and nature be changed from a man’s

And let an animal’s mind and nature be given to him,

And let seven periods of time pass over him.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:21 - whose foliage was beautiful and its fruit abundant, and on which was food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the sky nested—
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:23 - ‘In that the king saw an angelic watcher, a holy one, descending from heaven and saying, “Cut the tree down and destroy it; but leave the stump with its roots in the earth, but with a band of iron and bronze around it in the new grass of the field, and let him be wet with the dew of heaven, and let him feed with the beasts of the field until seven periods of time pass over him,”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 - that you shall be driven from mankind and your dwelling place shall be with the beasts of the field; and that you be given grass to eat like the cattle and be wet with the dew of heaven; and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know [without any doubt] that the Most High [God] rules over the kingdom of mankind and He bestows it to whomever He desires.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - and you will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling place will be with the animals of the field. You will be given grass to eat like the cattle, and seven periods of time will pass over you until you know [without any doubt] that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind and He bestows it on whomever He desires.”’
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - “He was also driven from mankind, and his mind was made like that of an animal, and his dwelling place was with the wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like cattle, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven until he came to know [without any doubt] that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind and He appoints it to whomever He wills.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:3 - “And four great beasts, each different from the other, were coming up out of the sea [in succession].
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:5 - “And behold, another beast, a second one (the Medo-Persian Empire), was like a bear, and it was raised up on one side (domain), and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much meat.’
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:6 - “After this I kept looking, and behold, another one (the Greek Empire of Alexander the Great), like a leopard, which had on its back four wings like those of a bird; the beast also had four heads (Alexander’s generals, his successors), and power to rule was given to it.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:7 - “After this I kept looking in the night visions, and behold, [I saw] a fourth beast (the Roman Empire), terrible and extremely strong; and it had huge iron teeth. It devoured and crushed and trampled down what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns (ten kings).
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:11 -

“Then I kept looking because of the sound of the great and boastful words which the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to be burned with fire.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:12 - “As for the rest of the beasts, their power was taken away; yet their lives were prolonged [for the length of their lives was fixed] for a predetermined time.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:17 - ‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:19 -

“Then I wished to know the exact meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, extremely dreadful, with teeth of iron and claws of bronze, which devoured, crushed and trampled down what was left with its feet,

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:23 -

“Thus the angel said, ‘The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which will be different from all other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth and tread it down, and crush it.

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