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Lexicon :: Strong's H2331 - ḥāvâ

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חָוָה
Transliteration
ḥāvâ
Pronunciation
khaw-vah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [compare חֲוָא (H2324), חָיָה (H2421)]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 618

Strong’s Definitions

חָוָה châvâh, khaw-vah'; a primitive root; (compare H2324, H2421); properly, to live; by implication (intensively) to declare or show:—show.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H2331 in the following manner: shew (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H2331 in the following manner: shew (6x).
  1. (Piel) to tell, declare, show, make known

  2. (CLBL) to breath

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָוָה châvâh, khaw-vah'; a primitive root; (compare H2324, H2421); properly, to live; by implication (intensively) to declare or show:—show.
STRONGS H2331: Abbreviations
† III. [חָוָה] verb only Pi. (in poetry & late), tell, declare (Aramaic bdb029601, חַוֵּי) —
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְחַוֶּהֿ Psalm 19:3; 1st person singular אֲחַוֶּה Job 32:10, 17; suffix אֲחַוְךָ Job 15:17, אֲחַוֶּךָּ Job 36:2; Infinitive construct חַוֹּת; — declare, make known, with accusative דָּ֑עַת Psalm 19:3 (subject לַיְלָה, followed by לְלַיְלָה; || יַבִּיעַ אֹמֶר); with accusative דֵּעִי Job 32:10, 17; with 2accusative וָאִירָא מֵחַוֹּת דֵּעִי אֶתְכֶם Job 32:6, followed by suffix person + object clause, מִלִּֽים׃ לֶאֱלוֺה כִּיעֿוֺד וַאֲחַוֶּ֑דָּ Job 36:2 and I will shew thee that (there are) yet words for God; followed by suffix person only Job 15:17; — read probably also וַאֲחַוֶּה for וַאֲקַוֶּה Psalm 52:11 [Psalm 52:9] Hi Che and others.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2324.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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Strong's Number H2331 matches the Hebrew חָוָה (ḥāvâ),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:17 - “I will show you; hear me,
and what I have seen I will declare
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:6 - And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said:
“I am young in years,
and you are aged;
therefore I was timid and afraid
to declare my opinion to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:10 - Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me;
let me also declare my opinion.’
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:17 - I also will answer with my share;
I also will declare my opinion.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:2 - “Bear with me a little, and I will show you,
for I have yet something to say on God’s behalf.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:2 - Day to day pours out speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge.
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