The meaning of “חַג”
Understanding chag reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or חָג châg (khawg); from חָגַג (solemn) feast (day), sacrifice, solemnity. - a festival, or a victim therefor 1) festiv...
חַג
or חָג châg (khawg); from חָגַג (solemn) feast (day), sacrifice, solemnity. - a festival, or a victim therefor 1) festival, feast, festival-gathering, pilgrim-feast 1a) feast 1b) festival sacrifice
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 23:18 | “Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning.” Word: חַג (chag) | |
| Deuteronomy 16:14 | “And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.” Word: חַג (chag) | |
| 2 Chronicles 8:13 | “Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.” Word: חַג (chag) | |
| Psalms 118:27 | “God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.” Word: חַג (chag) | |
| Hosea 9:5 | “What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the Lord?” Word: חַג (chag) |
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