Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H2244

Strong's H2244 · Hebrew

חָבָא

châbâʼ · /khaw-baw'/

Number
H2244
Language
Hebrew
Original word
חָבָא
Transliteration
châbâʼ
Pronunciation
khaw-baw'
KJV occurrences
29 verses

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.

hid20×
hide4×
held1×
hideth1×
myself1×
secretly1×
themselves1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

29 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis3 verses
Joshua5 verses
Joshua 6:17

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 6:25

And 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 10:16

But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

Joshua 10:17

And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.

Joshua 10:27

And 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.

Judges1 verse
1 Samuel6 verses
1 Samuel 10:22

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 13:6

When 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 14:11

And 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 14:22

Likewise 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 19:2

But 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 23:23

See 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.

2 Samuel1 verse
1 Kings2 verses
2 Kings2 verses
1 Chronicles1 verse
2 Chronicles3 verses
Job5 verses

Topics that use this word

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));