Chavah חָוָה
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| חָוָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chavah |
| Strong's number | H2331 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to explain |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (5) |
Chavah (Hebrew חָוָה, Strong's H2331) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to explain”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) (Piel) to tell, declare, show, make known
2) (CLBL) to breath
Aramaic equivalent: cha.vah (חֲוָה "to show" H2324)
2) (CLBL) to breath
Aramaic equivalent: cha.vah (חֲוָה "to show" H2324)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | shew (5), sheweth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | will declare (2), i will inform you (1), tell you (1), i will show you (1), they reveal (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chavah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 15:17I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,
- Job 32:6And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
- Job 32:10Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; I too will declare what I know.’
- Job 32:17I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.I too will answer; yes, I will declare what I know.
- Job 36:2Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.
Psalms
- Psalm 19:2Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.
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).