Definition
probably from H2442; a hook (as adhering)
Traditional renderings: angle, hook.
Traditional renderings: angle, hook.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חַכָּה:
- ἄγκιστρονagkistron“fishhook”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Job 41:1בְּחַכָּ֑ה · with a hook“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
- Isaiah 19:8חַכָּ֑ה · a hookThen the fishermen will mourn, all who cast a hook into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.
- Habakkuk 1:15בְּחַכָּ֣ה · with a hookThe foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.