Strong's H2244 · Hebrew
חָבָא
châbâʼ · /khaw-baw'/
Definition
to secrete
KJV: [idiom] held, hide (self), do secretly.
Root / derivation: a primitive root (compare H2245 (חָבַב));
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חָבָא across 29 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
29 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis3 verses
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. cool: Heb. wind
Genesis 3:10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
Genesis 31:27Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp? steal: Heb. hast stolen me
Joshua5 verses
And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. accursed: or, devoted
Joshua 6:25And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
Joshua 10:16But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
Joshua 10:17And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
Joshua 10:27And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.
1 Samuel6 verses
Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.
1 Samuel 13:6When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.
1 Samuel 14:11And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.
1 Samuel 14:22Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.
1 Samuel 19:2But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:
1 Samuel 23:23See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
1 Kings2 verses
For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) Jezebel: Heb. Izebel
1 Kings 18:13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD'S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
2 Kings2 verses
2 Chronicles3 verses
And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. into: or, from chamber to chamber: Heb. a chamber in a chamber
2 Chronicles 22:9And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.
2 Chronicles 22:12And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
Job5 verses
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. from: or, when the tongue scourgeth
Job 24:4They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
Job 29:8The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
Job 29:10The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. The nobles: Heb. The voice of the nobles was hid
Job 38:30The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. is: Heb. is taken
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2244 (châbâʼ) mean?
to secrete
How many times does H2244 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2244 (חָבָא) appears in 29 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “hid.”
How is châbâʼ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2244 is rendered as “hid” (20×), “hide” (4×), “held” (1×), “hideth” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word חָבָא come from?
a primitive root (compare H2245 (חָבַב));