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חוֹף H2348
H2348 is the Hebrew word חוֹף, transliterated chôwph and said khofe. The King James Version most often renders it haven.
What it means
a cove (as a sheltered bay).
Where it comes from
from an unused root meaning to cover.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: coast (of the sea), haven, shore, (sea-) side.
Verses using חוֹף
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 49:13 · KJV
Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
Deuteronomy 1:7 · KJV
Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
Joshua 9:1 · KJV
And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
Judges 5:17 · KJV
Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
Jeremiah 47:7 · KJV
How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2348 mean?
H2348 is the Hebrew word חוֹף (chôwph), meaning a cove (as a sheltered bay).
How is H2348 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it haven (2 times), shore (2 times), side (1 time), coasts (1 time).
How many times does H2348 appear in the Bible?
חוֹף (chôwph) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2348 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to cover.
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