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Lexicon :: Strong's H2288 - ḥăḡāv

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חֲגָו
Transliteration
ḥăḡāv
Pronunciation
khag-awv'
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Part of Speech
masculine plural noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to take refuge
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 603a

Strong’s Definitions

חֲגָו chăgâv, khag-awv'; from an unused root meaning to take refuge; a rift in rocks:—cleft.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H2288 in the following manner: cleft (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H2288 in the following manner: cleft (3x).
  1. clefts, places of concealment, retreats

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֲגָו chăgâv, khag-awv'; from an unused root meaning to take refuge; a rift in rocks:—cleft.
STRONGS H2288: Abbreviations
† [חֲגָוִים] noun masculine plural places of concealment, retreats, as abode of dove יוֺנָתִי בְּחַגְוֵי הַסֶּלַע Songs 2:14 (in metaphor); also, hyperbole, as abode of Edom (ה)סלע שֹׁכְנִּי בח׳ Jeremiah 49:16; Obadiah 3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Song of Songs

2:14

Jeremiah

49:16

Obadiah

1:3

H2288

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2288 matches the Hebrew חֲגָו (ḥăḡāv),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:14 - Young Man
My dove is hiding behind the rocks,
behind an outcrop on the cliff.
Let me see your face;
let me hear your voice.
For your voice is pleasant,
and your face is lovely.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:16 - You have been deceived
by the fear you inspire in others
and by your own pride.
You live in a rock fortress
and control the mountain heights.
But even if you make your nest among the peaks with the eagles,
I will bring you crashing down,”
says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:3 - You have been deceived by your own pride
because you live in a rock fortress
and make your home high in the mountains.
‘Who can ever reach us way up here?’
you ask boastfully.
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