H2340 — חִוִּי

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

HebrewChivviynoun mascOccurrences: 25TWOT: 7398

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2340
Word:	חִוִּי
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	perhaps from H2333
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	25
Transliteration:	Chivviy
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	khiv-vee'
Meaning:	1. a villager 2. a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Israel
KJV Renderings:	Hivite.

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חִוִּי adjective [of a people] (= villagers ?) —

1. שְׁכֶם ׳ בֶּןחֲֿמוֺר הַח Gen 34:2 ( P ), compare ׳ צִבְעוֺן הַח Gen 36:2 (but read rather הַחֹרִי Ol Di compare ᵐ5 Josh 9:7).

2. with article as proper name collective הַחִוִּי the Hivvites 'begotten' by Canaan Gen 10:17 = 1Chr 1:15 especially in list of Canaanite peoples displaced by Hebrews Exod 3:8; Exod 3:17; Exod 13:5; Exod 23:23; Exod 23:28; Exod 33:2; Exod 34:11; Deut 7:1; Deut 20:17; Josh 3:10; Josh 9:1; Josh 12:8; Josh 24:11 (all J E D ), Judg 3:5; 1Kgs 9:20 = 2Chr 8:7 compare וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי ׳ עָרֵי הַח 2Sam 24:7 (note מִבְצַרצֹֿר, צִידוֺן just preceding); applied specifically to Gibeonites Josh 9:7 ( J E ), Josh 11:19 ( D ). — In Josh 11:3; Judg 3:3 read probably הַחִתִּי for הַחִוִּי We Mey Bu^{Urg 350} see (partly) ᵐ5 , Dr on Deut 7:1.