Strong's Lexicon

H2331

H2331 — חָוָה

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

HebrewchavahverbOccurrences: 6TWOT: 618

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2331
Word:	חָוָה
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	6
Transliteration:	chavah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	khaw-vah'
Meaning:	1. (properly) to live 2. (by implication) (intensively) to declare or show
KJV Renderings:	show.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2599

III. [חָוָה] verb only Pi`el (in poetry & late), tell, declare (Aramaic [untranscribed source text 1659], חַוֵּי) —

Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְחַוֶּהֿ Ps 19:3 1 singular אֲחַוֶּה Job 32:10; Job 32:17 suffix אֲחַוְךָ Job 15:17, אֲחַוֶּךָּ Job 36:2 Infinitive construct חַוֹּת; — declare, make known, with accusative דָּ֑עַת Ps 19:3 (subject לַיְלָה, followed by לְלַיְלָה; || יַבִּיעַ אֹמֶר); with accusative דֵּעִי Job 32:10; Job 32:17 with 2 accusative וָאִירָא מֵחַוֹּת דֵּעִי אֶתְכֶם Job 32:6, followed by suffix person + object clause, וַאֲחַוֶּ֑דָּ כִּיעֿוֺד לֶאֱלוֺהַּ מִִלּים׃ Job 36:2 and I will shew thee that (there are) yet words for God; followed by suffix person only Job 15:17 — read probably also וַאֲחַוֶּה for וַאֲקַוֶּה Ps 52:11 Hi Che and others

BDB9512

[חֲוָה] verb Pa`el Haph`el (M^{§ 65 c}) declare ( ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew III. [חָוָה] (late)); —

Pa`el with accusative פִּשְׁרָא (or equivalent ): Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יְחַוִּנַּ֫נִי (suffix person Indirect object) Dan 5:7, יְּחֵוִנֵּהּ Dan 2:11 (קֳדָּם person); 1 singular אֲחַוֶה Dan 2:24 (ל of person), 1 plural אְחַוֶּה Dan 2:4.

Haph`el usually with accusative פִשְׁרָא (or equivalent ): Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְהַחֲוֶה Dan 5:12 2 masculine plural תְּהַחֲוֺן Dan 2:6 , suffix (of indirect object) תְחַחֲוֻ֫נַּנִי Dan 2:9 1 plural נְהַחֲוֶה Dan 2:7 Imperative masculine plural suffix (of indirect object) הַחֲוֺ֑נִי v Dan 2:6 Infinitive לְהַחֲוָיָה Dan 2:10; Dan 5:15 + ל person Dan 2:16 . Dan 2:27 with accusative of signs and wonders Dan 3:32.

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חוה (ghāh-vāh’)

Job 32:6

KJV: And 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.young: Heb. few of daysdurst…: Heb. feared

EHCC: durst not shew you mine opinion. (lit.

Job 15:17

KJV: I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;

EHCC: 7 will shew thee, hear me;

Job 82:10

EHCC: 17.1 also will shew mine opinion.

Job 36:2

KJV: Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.I have…: Heb. there are yet words for God

EHCC: and I will shew thee that Or have)