Strong's Hebrew · H2331

H2331 châvâh

חָוָה

khaw-vah'

to explain

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châvâh appears 6 times in Scripture, in Job and Psalms. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

properly, to live; by implication (intensively) to declare or show

In the King James Version

show.

Derivation

a primitive root; (compare H2324 (חֲוָא), H2421 (חָיָה));

Appears 6 times in Scripture

Job 32:17

“I too will answer; yes, I will declare what I know.”

Job 32:6

“So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.”

Job 32:10

“Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; I too will declare what I know.’”

Job 15:17

“Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,”

Job 36:2

““Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.”

Psalms 19:2

“Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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