חֹב chov H2243
“bosom” — Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Same root: Related words from the same root: 1 more word + 2 names of people or places
Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) lists these under the root ch-b-b (חבב) (same root, per BDB). “Built from” = Strong's (1890) agrees. Related words can still differ in meaning.
- חָבַב cha.vav H2245 “love” same root (per BDB) in 1 verse
2 names of people or places from this root
- חֹבָב cho.vav H2246 “Chobab, father-in-law of Moses” same root (per BDB) · built from H2245 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
- חֻבָּה ye.chub.bah H3160 “Jechubbah, an Israelite” same root (per BDB) in 1 verse
Rendered in BSB as: in my heart ×1 (1 links)
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Full definitions (source + licence)
Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) [dmj/h.ac.ab (ref)]
[חֹב] n.[m.] bosom (Aram.) Jb 31:33
Public domain text (BDB 1906); digitisation CC BY 4.0 – credit "Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project"
Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890) [H2243]
Origin: by contraction from H2245; Meaning: properly, a cherisher, i.e. the bosom KJV renders it: bosom.
Public domain (James Strong, 1890/1894; file marked <rights>Public Domain</rights>)