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חֹרֶף H2779

H2779 is the Hebrew word חֹרֶף, transliterated chôreph and said kho'-ref. The King James Version most often renders it winter.

Word: חֹרֶףTransliteration: chôrephSaid: kho'-refLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

properly, the crop gathered, i.e. (by implication) the autumn (and winter) season; figuratively, ripeness of age.

Where it comes from

from H2778 (חָרַף).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

winter 2×youth 1×reason of the cold 1×winterhouse 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: cold, winter (-house), youth.

Verses using חֹרֶף

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 8:22 · KJV

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

Job 29:4 · KJV

As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

Proverbs 20:4 · KJV

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Jeremiah 36:22 · KJV

Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.

Amos 3:15 · KJV

And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2779 mean?

H2779 is the Hebrew word חֹרֶף (chôreph), meaning properly, the crop gathered, i.e. (by implication) the autumn (and winter) season; figuratively, ripeness of age.

How is H2779 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it winter (2 times), youth (1 time), reason of the cold (1 time), winterhouse (1 time).

How many times does H2779 appear in the Bible?

חֹרֶף (chôreph) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2779 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2778 (חָרַף).

Nearby entries

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