The meaning of “מַחֲבֵא”
Understanding machăbêʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or מַחֲבֹא machăbôʼ (makhab-o'); from חָבָא hiding (lurking) place. - a refuge 1) hiding place 2) (TWOT) bosom
מַחֲבֵא
or מַחֲבֹא machăbôʼ (makhab-o'); from חָבָא hiding (lurking) place. - a refuge 1) hiding place 2) (TWOT) bosom
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 23:23 | “See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.” Word: מַחֲבֵא (machăbêʼ) | |
| Isaiah 32:2 | “And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.” Word: מַחֲבֵא (machăbêʼ) |