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מַחֲבֵא H4224

H4224 is the Hebrew word מַחֲבֵא, transliterated machăbêʼ and said makh-ab-ay'. The King James Version most often renders it lurking places.

Word: מַחֲבֵאTransliteration: machăbêʼSaid: makh-ab-ay'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

a refuge.

Where it comes from

or מַחֲבֹא; from H2244 (חָבָא).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

lurking places 1×hiding place 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: hiding (lurking) place.

Verses using מַחֲבֵא

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 23:23 · KJV

See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.

Isaiah 32:2 · KJV

And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4224 mean?

H4224 is the Hebrew word מַחֲבֵא (machăbêʼ), meaning a refuge.

How is H4224 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it lurking places (1 time), hiding place (1 time).

How many times does H4224 appear in the Bible?

מַחֲבֵא (machăbêʼ) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4224 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or מַחֲבֹא; from H2244 (חָבָא).

Nearby entries

H4221 · מֹחַ — fat, i.e. marrow H4222 · מָחָא — to rub or strike the hands together (in exultation)H4223 · מְחָא — to strike in pieces; also to arrest…H4225 · מַחְבֶּרֶת — a junction, i.e. seam or sewed piece H4226 · מְחַבְּרָה — a joiner, i.e. brace or cramp H4227 · מַחֲבַת — a pan for baking in

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