חָבָא
cha.va
“to hide”
Definition
to secrete
a primitive root (compare H2245 (חָבַב));
- 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
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
חָבָא appears 33 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves.
When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined Saul and Jonathan in the battle.
And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”
the young men saw me and withdrew,and the old men rose to their feet.
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