Châbâʼ — H2244

H2244 · Hebrew — חבא

Pronunciation: khaw-baw'

Definition

verb

to secrete

  1. to withdraw, hide
    1. (Niphal) to hide oneself
    2. (Pual) to be forced into hiding
    3. (Hiphil) to hide
    4. (Hophal) to be hidden
    5. (Hithpael)
      1. to hide oneself, draw back
      2. to draw together, thicken, harden

Usually translated as

held, hide, do secretly

Origin

a primitive root (compare H2245)

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Châbâʼ occurs 33 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Joshua (5), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (6), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (2), 2 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (3), Job (5), Isaiah (2), Daniel (1), Amos (1)

Strong's Lexicon — C