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חָגַג H2287

H2287 is the Hebrew word חָגַג, transliterated châgag and said khaw-gag'. The King James Version most often renders it keep.

Word: חָגַגTransliteration: châgagSaid: khaw-gag'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 13 verses

What it means

properly, to move in acircle, i.e. (specifically) to march in asacred procession, to observe afestival; by implication, to be giddy.

Where it comes from

a primitive root (compare H2283 (חָגָא), H2328 (חוּג)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

keep 8×hold a feast 1×keep it a feast 1×keep a feast 1×celebrate 1×keep a solemn feast 1×dancing 1×reel to and fro 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: celebrate, dance, (keep, hold) a (solemn) feast (holiday), reel to and fro.

Verses using חָגַג

All 13 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 5:1 · KJV

And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

Exodus 12:14 · KJV

And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

Exodus 23:14 · KJV

Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.

Leviticus 23:39 · KJV

Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

Leviticus 23:41 · KJV

And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.

Numbers 29:12 · KJV

And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:

Deuteronomy 16:15 · KJV

Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.

1 Samuel 30:16 · KJV

And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

Psalm 107:27 · KJV

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit’s end.

Nahum 1:15 · KJV

Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.

Zechariah 14:16 · KJV

And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

Zechariah 14:18 · KJV

And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

Zechariah 14:19 · KJV

This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2287 mean?

H2287 is the Hebrew word חָגַג (châgag), meaning properly, to move in acircle, i.e. (specifically) to march in asacred procession, to observe afestival; by implication, to be giddy.

How is H2287 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it keep (8 times), hold a feast (1 time), keep it a feast (1 time), keep a feast (1 time), celebrate (1 time), among others.

How many times does H2287 appear in the Bible?

חָגַג (châgag) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2287 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (compare H2283 (חָגָא), H2328 (חוּג)).

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