חָבָה
cha.vah (H2247)
to hide
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# H2247 (חָבָה): The Hebrew Verb "to Hide" The Hebrew verb *chavah* carries the straightforward meaning "to hide," describing the action of concealing something or someone from view or knowledge. With only five occurrences in the biblical text, this is a relatively uncommon word in Hebrew Scripture, suggesting it occupied a specialized semantic niche rather than serving as the primary or default term for concealment. The limited frequency of *chavah* raises questions about its specific contexts and connotations, though the provided lexicon data does not include the actual biblical passages where it appears. This sparsity means the word likely appeared in particular narratives or poetic passages where its use was deemed appropriate by the biblical authors, rather than being a general-purpose verb for hiding. Without access to those five instances, the precise contexts—whether referring to hiding people, objects, sins, or abstract concepts—cannot be determined from this data alone. The word's rarity distinguishes it from what may have been more common Hebrew synonyms for concealment.
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She said to them, “Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers find you. Hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward, you may go your way.”
Micaiah said, “Behold, you will see on that day, when you go into an inner room to hide yourself.”
The king arose in the night, and said to his servants, “I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry. Therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, ‘When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city.’ ”
Come, my people, enter into your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past.
But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he will not be able to hide himself. His offspring is destroyed, with his brothers and his neighbors; and he is no more.