Chovah חוֹבָה
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| חוֹבָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chovah |
| Strong's number | H2327 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Hobah |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Chovah (Hebrew חוֹבָה, Strong's H2327) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Hobah”. It occurs 1 time.
Definition
§ Hobah = "hiding place"
a city north of Damascus to which Abraham pursued the kings who had pillaged Sodom
a city north of Damascus to which Abraham pursued the kings who had pillaged Sodom
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hobah (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | hobah (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chovah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 14:15And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
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).