חַוָּה
chav.vahvillageHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine3 occurrences3 books3 verses
Definition
properly, the same as H2332 (life-giving, i.e. living-place); by implication, an encampment or village
Traditional renderings: (small) town.
Traditional renderings: (small) town.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חַוָּה:
- κώμηkōmē“village”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Numbers 32:41חַוֺּתֵיהֶ֑ם · their villagesJair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.
- Joshua 13:30חַוֺּ֥ת · the townsThe territory from Mahanaim through all Bashan—all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all the towns of Jair that are in Bashan, sixty cities;
- 1 Kings 4:13חַוֺּת֩ · the villagesBen-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);