חָבָה cha.vah H2247
“withdraw; hide; hide oneself” — 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-h (חבה) (same root, per BDB). “Built from” = Strong's (1890) agrees. Related words can still differ in meaning.
- חֶבְיוֹן chev.yon H2253 “hiding; hiding-place; veil; envelope” same root (per BDB) · built from H2247 (per Strong's) in 1 verse
2 names of people or places from this root
- חֲבַיָה cha.vay.yah H2252 “Chabajah, an Israelite” same root (per BDB) in 2 verses
- נַחְבִּי nach.bi H5147 “Nachbi, an Israelite” same root (per BDB) · built from H2247 (per Strong's) in 1 verse
Rendered in ASV as: hide ×2, to hide themselves ×1, hide himself ×1, hide yourselves ×1 (5 links)
Each verse shows the form used there and its grammar in plain English. What do these terms mean?
Full definitions (source + licence)
Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) [dmn/h.ad.aa (base)]
[חָבָה] vb. withdraw, hide Qal withdraw into privacy Niph. withdraw, hide oneself
Public domain text (BDB 1906); digitisation CC BY 4.0 – credit "Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project"
Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890) [H2247]
Origin: a primitive root (compare H2245); Meaning: to secrete KJV renders it: hide (self).
Public domain (James Strong, 1890/1894; file marked <rights>Public Domain</rights>)
5 verse(s)
- Joshua 2:16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers light upon you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.ve./nach.be.Tem – niphal (done to the subject) · perfect + waw-consecutive (and …, usually future or ongoing) · you (plural)verse | pericope | chapter
Hc/VNq2mp - 1 Kings 22:25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.le./he.cha.Veh – 'to / for' + niphal (done to the subject) · infinitive construct ('to …' / '…-ing')verse | pericope | chapter
HR/VNcc - 2 Kings 7:12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city.le./he.cha.Veh – 'to / for' + niphal (done to the subject) · infinitive construct ('to …' / '…-ing')verse | pericope | chapter
HR/VNcc - Isaiah 26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.cha.Vi – qal (simple action) · imperative (a command) · you (one man)verse | pericope | chapter
HVqv2ms - Jeremiah 49:10 But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is destroyed, and his brethren, and his neighbors; and he is not.ve./nech.Bah – niphal (done to the subject) · perfect + waw-consecutive (and …, usually future or ongoing) · he / itverse | pericope | chapter
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