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Lexicon :: Strong's H2397 - ḥāḥ

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חָח
Transliteration
ḥāḥ
Pronunciation
khawkh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as חוֹחַ (H2336)
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TWOT Reference: 620b

Strong’s Definitions

חָח châch, khawkh; once (Ezekiel 29:4) חָחִי châchîy; from the same as H2336; a ring for the nose (or lips):—bracelet, chain, hook.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H2397 in the following manner: hook (5x), chain (2x), bracelet (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H2397 in the following manner: hook (5x), chain (2x), bracelet (1x).

  1. hook, ring, fetter, brooch

    1. hook, ring (in nose of captive)

    2. hook, ring (as jewellery)

      1. nose ring

      2. bracelet

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָח châch, khawkh; once (Ezekiel 29:4) חָחִי châchîy; from the same as H2336; a ring for the nose (or lips):—bracelet, chain, hook.
STRONGS H2397: Abbreviations
† חַח noun masculine hook, ring, fetter; — חַח absolute Exodus 35:22; suffix חַחִי Isaiah 37:29; 2 Kings 19:28; plural חַחִים Ezekiel 19:4 + 2 times + Ezekiel 29:4 Qr (Kt erroneous חחיים, see below); —
1. hook, ring, in nose of captive וְשַׂמְתִּי חַחִי בְּאַפֶּ֑ךָ Isaiah 37:29 = 2 Kings 19:28 (compare בַּחֹחִים 2 Chronicles 33:11, see חוֺחַ above); so of princes of Judah, under figure of young lions Ezekiel 19:4, 9 (in Ezekiel 19:9 transp:, so that בחחים following הביא as Ezekiel 19:4; so Co); in jaws of crocodile (metaphor of Pharaoh), with נתן Ezekiel 29:4, compare Ezekiel 38:4 (but Greek Version of the LXX omits and sense opposes, compare Co and — dubious — Da).
2. hook, ring as ornament, perhaps nose-ring (others brooch, see VB), Exodus 35:22 (P; || נֶזֶם, טַבַּעַת, כּוּמָז).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

35:22; 35:22

2 Kings

19:28; 19:28

2 Chronicles

33:11

Isaiah

37:29; 37:29

Ezekiel

19:4; 19:4; 19:4; 19:9; 19:9; 29:4; 29:4; 38:4

H2397

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2397 matches the Hebrew חָח (ḥāḥ),
which occurs 8 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:22 - They came, men and women alike, all who had willing hearts. They brought brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments, all kinds of gold jewelry, and everyone came who waved a wave offering of gold to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:28 - Because you rage against me, and the uproar you create has reached my ears; I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle between your lips, and I will lead you back the way you came."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:29 - Because you rage against me and the uproar you create has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle between your lips, and I will lead you back the way you came."

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:4 - The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit. They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:9 - They put him in a collar with hooks; they brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him to prison so that his voice would not be heard any longer on the mountains of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:4 - I will put hooks in your jaws and stick the fish of your waterways to your scales. I will haul you up from the midst of your waterways, and all the fish of your waterways will stick to your scales.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:4 - I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and bring you out with all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them fully armed, a great company with shields of different types, all of them armed with swords.
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