BDB2489
[חֹב] noun [masculine] bosom (Aramaic) לִטְמוֺן בְּחֻבִּי עֲוֺנִ֑י Job 31:33 (compare חֵיק).
Strong's Lexicon
H2243
H2243 — חוֹב
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2243 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חוֹב |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | by contraction from H2245 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | chob |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khobe |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) a cherisher, i.e. the bosom |
| KJV Renderings: | bosom. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
חוב (gh)
Daniel 1:10
- KJV: And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.worse…: Heb. saddersort: or, term, or, continuance?
- EHCC: then shall ye make (me) endanger my head
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