2333. chavvah

Lexicon

chavvah: Eve

Original Word: חַוָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: chavvah
Pronunciation: khav-VAH
Phonetic Spelling: (khav-vaw')
Definition: Eve
Meaning: an encampment, village

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

small town

Properly, the same as Chavvah (life-giving, i.e. Living-place); by implication, an encampment or village -- (small) town.

see HEBREW Chavvah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a tent village
NASB Translation
towns (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. [חַוָּה] noun feminine tent-village — Plural חַוֹּתֵיהֶם Numbers 32:41 (JE), compare Di. Elsewhere in compound appellative, almost = proper name חַוֹּת יָאִיר Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 13:30 (D), Judges 10:4; 1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chronicles 2:23. — I.חַוָּה proper name, feminine see above

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָוָה (chavah), which means "to live" or "to declare."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • There is no direct Greek equivalent for חַוָּה in the Strong's Greek Concordance, as the concept of a nomadic encampment or village is more specific to the Hebrew cultural and historical context. However, related Greek terms might include those referring to settlements or communities, such as κώμη (kome), meaning "village" or "hamlet," which is Strong's Greek Number 2968.

Usage: The term חַוָּה is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a small settlement or encampment, often in the context of a nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyle. It is typically translated as "village" in English.

Context: • The term חַוָּה appears in the context of describing small settlements or encampments, particularly in the narratives concerning the pastoral and nomadic lifestyles of ancient Israel. These villages were often temporary or semi-permanent, reflecting the movement of people and livestock in search of pasture and water.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is used in passages that describe the distribution of land and the establishment of communities. For example, in Numbers 32:41, it is mentioned: "Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth Jair."
• The use of חַוָּה highlights the simplicity and transitory nature of these early settlements, contrasting with the more permanent and fortified cities that are also mentioned in the biblical text.
• The concept of חַוָּה is significant in understanding the social and economic structures of ancient Israel, where such villages played a crucial role in the agricultural and pastoral economy.

Forms and Transliterations

חַוֹּ֥ת חַוֹּ֨ת חַוֹּת֩ חַוֹּתֵיהֶ֑ם חות חותיהם chavVot chavvoteiHem ḥaw·wō·ṯê·hem ḥaw·wōṯ ḥawwōṯ ḥawwōṯêhem

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 32:41
HEB: וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד אֶת־ חַוֹּתֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶתְהֶ֖ן
NAS: and took its towns, and called
KJV: and took the small towns thereof, and called
INT: went and took towns and called Havvoth-jair

Joshua 13:30
HEB: הַבָּשָׁ֗ן וְכָל־ חַוֹּ֥ת יָאִ֛יר אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: and all the towns of Jair,
KJV: of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair,
INT: of Bashan and all the towns of Jair which

1 Kings 4:13
HEB: גִּלְעָ֑ד ל֡וֹ חַוֹּת֩ יָאִ֨יר בֶּן־
NAS: in Ramoth-gilead (the towns of Jair,
KJV: in Ramothgilead; to him [pertained] the towns of Jair
INT: Ramoth-gilead Gilead towns of Jair the son

1 Chronicles 2:23
HEB: וַ֠אֲרָם אֶת־ חַוֹּ֨ת יָאִ֧יר מֵאִתָּ֛ם
NAS: took the towns of Jair
KJV: and Aram, with the towns of Jair,
INT: and Aram for the towns of Jair with

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2333
4 Occurrences

ḥaw·wōṯ — 3 Occ.
ḥaw·wō·ṯê·hem — 1 Occ.