Strong's Lexicon

H2267

H2267 — חֶבֶר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewchebernoun mascOccurrences: 7TWOT: 598a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2267
Word:	חֶבֶר
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H2266
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	7
Transliteration:	cheber
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	kheh'-ber
Meaning:	1. a society 2. also a spell
KJV Renderings:	+ charmer(- ing), company, enchantment, X wide.

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חֶ֫בֶר noun [masculine] company, association, spell — absolute חָ֑בֶר Deut 18:11 + 2 t.; construct חֶבֶר Hos 6:9 plural חֲבָרִים Ps 58:6, suffix חֲבָרַיִךְ Isa 47:9; Isa 47:11 —

1. company, band of (bad) priests Hos 6:9.

2. association, society (abstract), only in בֵּית חָ֑בֶר Prov 21:9 = Prov 25:24 house of association, i. e. shared with a contentious woman (house in common, see RVm VB ).

3. spell:

a. as accusative of cognate meaning with verb with חָבַר (q. v.) Deut 18:11; Ps 58:6.

b. alone, of Babylonian magic Isa 47:9; Isa 47:11 (see Len Chald. Magic [1878]; Magie u. Wahrsage-kunst 1878; Scholz^{G-tzendienst u. Zauberwesen, 1877. 80 ff.} Say^{TBA iii. 145 ff and Rel,. Bab 396 ff., 440 ff.}).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חבר (gheh’-ver)

Deuteronomy 18:11

KJV: Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

EHCC: Or a charmer (lit, one that charms 5

Psalms 58:5

KJV: Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.charming…: or, be the charmer never so cunning

EHCC: (6).hearken ie the voice of charmen,

Proverbs 21:9

KJV: It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.a brawling…: Heb. a woman of contentionsa wide…: Heb. an house of society

EHCC: bring woman ina vide house. ea

Proverbs 25:24

KJV: It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

EHCC: a brawling woman and in a wide hous.

Isaiah 47:9

KJV: But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.

EHCC: great abundance of thine exchantmest,

Hosea 6:9

KJV: And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.by…: Heb. with one shoulder, or, to Shechemlewdness: or, enormity

EHCC: the company of priests murder