STRONGS H2247:
Abbreviations
† [
חָבָה]
verb withdraw, hide, compare
חבא; —
Qal Imperative masculine singular
חֲבִי Isaiah 26:20 (Aramaic form, Ol
§ 235, 3 Ew
§ 224.c Du; Di reads
חֲבֵּי =
חֲבֵה),
withdraw into privacy (||
בּאֹ בַחֲדָרֶיךָ).
Niph. Perfect וְנֶחְבָּה consecutive
Jeremiah 49:10;
לְנַחְבֵּתֶם consecutive
Joshua 2:16 (JE);
Infinitive לְהֵחָבֵה (as
א ׳׳ל)
1 Kings 22:25;
2 Kings 7:12;
withdraw, hide oneself, literal Josh 216 (JE), followed by
שָׁמָּה;
2 Kings 7:12 with
בְּ local;
1 Kings 22:25; of Esau = Edom,
hiding from judgment of
י׳,
וְנֶחְבָּה לֹא יוּכָּ֑ל Jeremiah 49:10, as pointed, meant no doubt as perfect, but construction then hard; read rather infinitive absolute
נַחְבֹּה; so Gf Gie and others (see Kö
i. 624).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs
Joshua
2:16
1 Kings
22:25; 22:25
2 Kings
7:12; 7:12
Isaiah
26:20
Jeremiah
49:10; 49:10