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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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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

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 -

“Wherever people live ​— ​or wild animals, or birds of the sky ​— ​he has handed them over to you and made you ruler over them all. You are the head of gold.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:12 -

“Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant,

and on it was food for all.

Wild animals found shelter under it,

the birds of the sky lived in its branches,

and every creature was fed from it.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:14 -

“He called out loudly:

Cut down the tree and chop off its branches;

strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit.

Let the animals flee from under it,

and the birds from its branches.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:15 -

“But leave the stump with its roots in the ground

and with a band of iron and bronze around it

in the tender grass of the field.

Let him be drenched with dew from the sky

and share the plants of the earth

with the animals.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:16 -

“Let his mind be changed from that of a human,

and let him be given the mind of an animal

for seven periods of time.[fn][fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:21 -

“and whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant ​— ​and on it was food for all, under it the wild animals lived, and in its branches the birds of the sky lived ​— ​

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:23 -

“The king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground and with a band of iron and bronze around it in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with dew from the sky and share food with the wild animals for seven periods of time.’

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 -

“You will be driven away from people to live with the wild animals. You will feed on grass like cattle and be drenched with dew from the sky for seven periods of time, until you acknowledge that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms, and he gives them to anyone he wants.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 -

“You will be driven away from people to live with the wild animals, and you will feed on grass like cattle for seven periods of time, until you acknowledge that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms, and he gives them to anyone he wants.”

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 -

“He was driven away from people, his mind was like an animal’s, he lived with the wild donkeys, he was fed grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with dew from the sky until he acknowledged that the Most High God is ruler over human kingdoms and sets anyone he wants over them.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:3 -

“Four huge beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:5 -

“Suddenly, another beast appeared, a second one, that looked like a bear. It was raised up on one side, with three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up! Gorge yourself on flesh.’

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:6 -

“After this, while I was watching, suddenly another beast appeared. It was like a leopard with four wings of a bird on its back. It had four heads, and it was given dominion.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:7 -

“After this, while I was watching in the night visions, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, frightening and dreadful, and incredibly strong, with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and it trampled with its feet whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:11 -

“I watched, then, because of the sound of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued watching, the beast was killed and its body destroyed and given over to the burning fire.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:12 -

“As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but an extension of life was granted to them for a certain period of time.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:17 -

“‘These huge beasts, four in number, are four kings who will rise from the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:19 -

“Then I wanted to be clear about the fourth beast, the one different from all the others, extremely terrifying, with iron teeth and bronze claws, devouring, crushing, and trampling with its feet whatever was left.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:23 -

“This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms. It will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.

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