2244 – חָבָא (chava)

to hide

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	חָבָא (chava)
Pronunciation:	cha-va    Listen
Gematria:	11(8 + 2 + 1)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root (compare H2245 (חָבַב))
Usage:	33 times in OT

Description

1) to withdraw, hide
1a) (Niphal) to hide oneself
1b) (Pual) to be forced into hiding
1c) (Hiphil) to hide
1d) (Hophal) to be hidden
1e) (Hithpael)
1e1) to hide oneself, draw back
1e2) to draw together, thicken, harden

Word root

Word with chava as root:

אֶלְיַחְבָּא	Eljachba	H0455	Eliahba
מַחֲבֵא	machave	H4224a	hiding-place

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word chava was translated to the following:

ἐγκρύπτω	ekgrupto	G1470	hide in
καταβαίνω	katabaino	G2597	come down
καταφεύγω	katapheugo	G2703	flee
κρύπτω	krupto	G2928	hide
κρυφῆ	kruphe	G2931	in secret
φράζω	phrazo	G5419	declare

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