The meaning of “חִוִּי”
Understanding Chivvîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Hivite. - § Hivite = "villagers" - a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine 1) 6th generation of descendant...
חִוִּי
Hivite. - § Hivite = "villagers" - a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine 1) 6th generation of descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham, who were living in northern Canaan near Mount Hermon at the time of the conquest
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 34:2 | “And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.” Word: חִוִּי (Chivvîy) | |
| Exodus 23:23 | “For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.” Word: חִוִּי (Chivvîy) | |
| Deuteronomy 20:17 | “But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee:” Word: חִוִּי (Chivvîy) | |
| Joshua 11:3 | “And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.” Word: חִוִּי (Chivvîy) | |
| Judges 3:5 | “And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:” Word: חִוִּי (Chivvîy) |