Hovah הֹוָה
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| הֹוָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | hovah |
| Strong's number | H1943 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | misfortune |
| Occurrences | 3 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (1) |
Hovah (Hebrew הֹוָה, Strong's H1943) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “misfortune”. It occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
ruin, disaster
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | mischief (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | disaster (2), calamity (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Hovah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Isaiah
- Isaiah 47:11Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 7:26Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).