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Lexicon :: Strong's H2247 - ḥāḇâ

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חָבָה
Transliteration
ḥāḇâ
Pronunciation
khaw-bah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [compare חָבַב (H2245)]
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TWOT Reference: 590

Strong’s Definitions

חָבָה châbâh, khaw-bah'; a primitive root (compare H2245); to secrete:—hide (self).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H2247 in the following manner: hide... (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H2247 in the following manner: hide... (5x).

  1. to withdraw, hide, hide oneself

    1. (Qal) to withdraw

    2. (Niphal) to hide oneself, remain hidden, withdraw

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָבָה châbâh, khaw-bah'; a primitive root (compare H2245); to secrete:—hide (self).
STRONGS H2247: Abbreviations
† [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. 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 Josh 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 Köi. 624).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

2:16

1 Kings

22:25; 22:25

2 Kings

7:12; 7:12

Isaiah

26:20

Jeremiah

49:10; 49:10

H2247

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Strong's Number H2247 matches the Hebrew חָבָה (ḥāḇâ),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:16 - and she said to them, Depart into the hill-country, lest the pursuers meet you, and ye shall be hidden there three days until your pursuers return from after you, and afterwards ye shall depart on your way.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:25 - And Michaias said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an innermost chamber to hide thyself there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:12 - And the king rose up by night, and said to his servants, I will now tell you what [fn]the Syrians have done to us. They knew that we are hungry; and they have gone forth from the camp and hidden themselves in the field, saying, They will come out of the city, and we shall catch them alive, and go into the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:20 - Go, my people, enter into thy closets, shut thy door, hide thyself for a little season, until the anger of the Lord have passed away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:10 - (LXX 30:4) For I have stripped Esau, I have uncovered their secret places; they shall have no power to hide themselves, they have perished each by the hand of his brother, my neighbour, and it is impossible
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