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H2341 חֲוִילָה (Chăvîylâh) khav-ee-law'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

probably from 2342; circular; Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men

KJV Usage: Havilah

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חֲוִילָה (cha.vi.lah) — Havilah.

§ Havilah = "circle" a part of Eden through which flowed the river Pison (Araxes); was probably the Grecian Colchis, in the northeast corner of Asia Minor, near the Caspian Sea

חֲוִילָה (cha.vi.lah) — Havilah. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7; son of: Cush (H3568); brother of: Seba (H5434), Sabtah (H5454), Raamah (H7484), Sabteca (H5455) and Nimrod (H5248) § Havilah = "circle" 1) a part of Eden through which flowed the river Pison (Araxes); was probably the Grecian Colchis, in the northeast corner of Asia Minor, near the Caspian Sea 2) a district in Arabia of the Ishmaelites named from the 2nd son of Cush; probably the district of Kualan, in the northwestern part of Yemen 3) a son of Cush 4) a son of Joktan

חֲוִילָה (cha.vi.lah) — Havilah. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.29; son of: Joktan (H3355); brother of: Almodad (H0486), Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H0187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H0039), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H0211) and Jobab (H3103) § Havilah = "circle" 1) a part of Eden through which flowed the river Pison (Araxes); was probably the Grecian Colchis, in the northeast corner of Asia Minor, near the Caspian Sea 2) a district in Arabia of the Ishmaelites named from the 2nd son of Cush; probably the district of Kualan, in the northwestern part of Yemen 3) a son of Cush 4) a son of Joktan

חֲוִילָה (cha.vi.lah) — Havilah.

§ Havilah = "circle" a district in Arabia of the Ishmaelites named from the 2nd son of Cush; probably the district of Kualan, in the northwestern part of Yemen

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

name · חֹול

Names of People

Havilah = man; ◄ son of Cush, descendant of Ham

GEN 10:7 · 1CH 1:9

Names of People

Havilah = man; ◄ son of Joktan; descendant of Shem; ► regarded as founder of ethnic group with the same name

GEN 10:29 · 1CH 1:23

Names of Locations

Havilah = region; ◄ possibly located in Arabia; surrounded by river Pishon; ► known for fragrant resins and precious stones (ABD)

GEN 2:11 · GEN 25:18 · 1SA 15:7

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֲוִילָה n.pr.terr. (√ dub.) base

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