1) to withdraw, hide, hide oneself 1a) (Qal) to withdraw 1b) (Niphal) to hide oneself, remain hidden, withdraw Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root [compare H2245] Same Word by TWOT Number: 590
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[חָבָה] verbwithdraw, hide, compare חבא; —
QalImperative masculine singular חֲבִיIsaiah 26:20 (Aramaic form, Ol§ 235, 3 Ew§ 224.c Du; Di reads חֲבֵּי=חֲבֵה), withdraw into privacy ("" בּאֹ בַחֲדָרֶיךָ).
Niph`alPerfectוְנֶחְבָּה consecutive Jeremiah 49:10; לְנַחְבֵּתֶם consecutive Joshua 2:16 (JE); Infinitiveלְהֵחָבֵה (as א׳׳ל) 1 Kings 22:25; 2 Kings 7:12; withdraw, hide oneself, literal Josh 216 (JE), followed by שָׁמָּה; 2 Kings 7:12 with בְּ local; 1 Kings 22:25; of Esau=Edom, hiding from judgment of ׳י, וְנֶחְבָּה לֹא יוּכָּ֑לJeremiah 49:10, as pointed, meant no doubt as perfect, but construction then hard; read rather infinitive absolute נַחְבֹּה; so Gf Gie and others (see Köi. 624).
Joshua 2:16 HEB:בָכֶ֖ם הָרֹדְפִ֑ים וְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨ם שָׁ֜מָּה שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת NAS: will not happen upon you, and hide yourselves there KJV: meet you; and hide yourselves there three INT: happen the pursuers and hide there three
1 Kings 22:25 HEB:חֶ֥דֶר בְּחֶ֖דֶר לְהֵחָבֵֽה׃ NAS: an inner room to hide yourself. KJV: into an inner chamber to hide thyself. INT: an inner room to hide
2 Kings 7:12 HEB:מִן־ הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ לְהֵחָבֵ֤ה [בְהַשָּׂדֶה כ] NAS: from the camp to hide themselves in the field, KJV: of the camp to hide themselves in the field, INT: from the camp to hide country saying
Isaiah 26:20 HEB:ק) בַּעֲדֶ֑ךָ חֲבִ֥י כִמְעַט־ רֶ֖גַע NAS: behind you; Hide for a little KJV: thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little INT: door behind Hide A little while
Jeremiah 49:10 HEB:אֶת־ מִסְתָּרָ֔יו וְנֶחְבָּ֖ה לֹ֣א יוּכָ֑ל NAS: So that he will not be able to conceal himself; His offspring KJV: and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed INT: have uncovered his hiding to conceal not will not be able
