חָבָא (châbâʼ) — Held

Hebrew word study: חָבָא (châbâʼ), Strong's H2244. to secrete

HebrewStrong's H2244
Quick definition
Hebrew word
חָבָא (châbâʼ)
Pronounced: khaw-baw'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to secrete

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H2245 (חָבַב));

KJV translation words: [idiom] held, hide (self), do secretly.

Where this word appears

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.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

and they hid themselves ×3she hid ×2and I hid myself ×1and he hid himself ×1and you will hide yourself ×1did you hide yourself ×1he hid himself ×1hidden ×1is hiding himself ×1they had hidden themselves ×1they have hidden themselves ×1who had hidden themselves ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

מִתְחַבֵּא ×3נֶחְבָּא ×2הֶחְבְּאַתָה ×1הֶחְבִּיאָה ×1וַיִּתְחַבֵּא ×1וַיֵּחָבְאוּ ×1וָאֵחָבֵא ×1נֶחְבְּאִים ×1נֶחְבְּאוּ ×1נַחְבֵּאתָ ×1

Books where it appears most

1 Samuel ×6Joshua ×5Job ×5Genesis ×32 Chronicles ×31 Kings ×22 Kings ×2Isaiah ×2

Verses (first 25 of 33)

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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).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

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.