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H2337 חָוָח (châvâch) khaw-vawkh'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

perhaps the same as 2336; a dell or crevice (as if pierced in the earth)

KJV Usage: thicket

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חָוָח (cha.vach) — thicket. rock, crevice (a hiding place) Another spelling of cho.ach (חוֹחַ "thistle" H2336)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m

Plants | ≈ בָּאְשָׁה · סִירָה · קִמֹּושׂ | ≠ אֶרֶז · חִטָּה · שׁוּשַׁן · שְׂעֹרָה

thorn, thistle = plant with thorns; ► useless; ≈ regarded as ugly and useless

1SA 13:6 · 2KI 14:9 · 2KI 14:9 · 2CH 25:18 · 2CH 25:18 · JOB 31:40 · PRO 26:9 · SNG 2:2 · ISA 34:13 · HOS 9:6

Traps

hook = small, curved piece of metal or bone or even a strong thorn, with a sharp point on one end, usually with a barb just behind the point, and a loop or bend on the other end to which a line can be attached; ► used to catch and control animals; ≈ associated with aggression and control

2CH 33:11 · JOB 40:26

noun m

Landforms | ≈ בֹּור · סֶלַע · צְרִיחַ

hole, crevice meaning unsure; possibly: = hole in the ground or clump of bushes; ► can be used as hiding-place

1SA 13:6

1 1SA 13:6 NIV NJPS CEV [1] | KB RSV NJB NRSV REB GNT [2] | HOTTP accepts both interpretations

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חוֹחַ n.m. 1. brier, bramble. 2. hook, ring, fetter base

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