Strongs Number: H2244
- Hebrew Word
- חָבָא
- Transliteration
- châbâʼ
- Phonetic
- khaw-baw'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to secrete
- BDB Definition
-
1. to withdraw, hide
a. (Niphal) to hide oneself
b. (Pual) to be forced into hiding
c. (Hiphil) to hide
d. (Hophal) to be hidden
e. (Hithpael)
1. to hide oneself, draw back
2. to draw together, thicken, harden
- Origin
- A primitive root (compare H2245)
- Bible Usage
- X-(idiom) {held} hide ({self}) do secretly.