Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “חַכָּה”
Understanding chakkâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
probably from חָכָה angle, hook. - a hook (as adhering) 1) hook, angle, hook fastened in jaw, fish hook
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Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
חַכָּה
Phonetickhak-kaw'
Transliterationchakkâh
Grammar Code
H:N-F
Hebrew Noun, Feminine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
probably from חָכָה angle, hook. - a hook (as adhering) 1) hook, angle, hook fastened in jaw, fish hook
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
3 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 41:1 | “Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?” Word: חַכָּה (chakkâh) | |
| Isaiah 19:8 | “The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.” Word: חַכָּה (chakkâh) | |
| Habakkuk 1:15 | “They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.” Word: חַכָּה (chakkâh) |