חָבָא (châbâʼ) — Held
Hebrew word study: חָבָא (châbâʼ), Strong's H2244. to secrete
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to secrete
KJV translation words: [idiom] held, hide (self), do secretly.
Strong's H2244 is tagged on 33 words in 33 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:8 and last appears in Amos 9:3.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 33)
- Genesis 3:8 — וַיִּתְחַבֵּא — and he hid himself
- Genesis 3:10 — וָאֵחָבֵא — and I hid myself
- Genesis 31:27 — נַחְבֵּאתָ — did you hide yourself
- Joshua 6:17 — הֶחְבְּאַתָה — she hid
- Joshua 6:25 — הֶחְבִּיאָה — she hid
- Joshua 10:16 — וַיֵּחָבְאוּ — and they hid themselves
- Joshua 10:17 — נֶחְבְּאִים — hidden
- Joshua 10:27 — נֶחְבְּאוּ — they had hidden themselves
- Judges 9:5 — נֶחְבָּא ס — he hid himself
- 1 Samuel 10:22 — נֶחְבָּא — is hiding himself
- 1 Samuel 13:6 — וַיִּתְחַבְּאוּ — and they hid themselves
- 1 Samuel 14:11 — הִתְחַבְּאוּ — they have hidden themselves
- 1 Samuel 14:22 — הַמִּתְחַבְּאִים — who had hidden themselves
- 1 Samuel 19:2 — וְנַחְבֵּאתָ — and you will hide yourself
- 1 Samuel 23:23 — יִתְחַבֵּא — he hides himself
- 2 Samuel 17:9 — נֶחְבָּא — has hidden himself
- 1 Kings 18:4 — וַיַּחְבִּיאֵם — and he hid them
- 1 Kings 18:13 — וָאַחְבִּא — and I hid
- 2 Kings 6:29 — וַתַּחְבִּא — and she had hidden
- 2 Kings 11:3 — מִתְחַבֵּא — hiding himself
- 1 Chronicles 21:20 — מִתְחַבְּאִים — were hiding themselves
- 2 Chronicles 18:24 — לְהֵחָבֵא — to hide yourself
- 2 Chronicles 22:9 — מִתְחַבֵּא — was hiding himself
- 2 Chronicles 22:12 — מִתְחַבֵּא — hiding
- Job 5:21 — תֵּחָבֵא — you will be hidden
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H2245 חָבַב (châbab).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H455 אֶלְיַחְבָּא (ʼElyachbâʼ), H2245 חָבַב (châbab), H4224 מַחֲבֵא (machăbêʼ).
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Frequently asked questions
What does châbâʼ (H2244) mean?
To secrete.
How is H2244 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2244 as: [idiom] held, hide (self), do secretly..
How often does חָבָא (châbâʼ) appear?
Strong's H2244 is tagged on 33 words in 33 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:8 and last appears in Amos 9:3.
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