Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2283 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חָגָא |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to revolve |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | chagra |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khaw-gaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) vertigo, i.e. (figuratively) fear |
| KJV Renderings: | terror. |
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חָגָּא noun [feminine] reeling (Aramaism for חגה Ew§ 173 b, by copyist's error Di) — וְהָֽיְתָהל֗֗֗מצרים ׳ לח Isa 19:17 and the land of Judah shall become to Egypt a reeling, i.e. Egypt shall reel in terror at the sight of it (|| יִפְחָ֑ד; this meaning may either be from an original sense of חגג , or = be excited as at a חָג, compare חנג 3).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
