Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to celebrate
Usage: 1) to hold a feast, hold a festival, make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast, celebrate, dance, stagger 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to keep a pilgrim-feast 1a2) to reel
Strong's Number
H2287
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
14
Books
8
Strong's H2287 Quick Answer
Strong's H2287 חָגַג (chagag) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chagag (khaw-gag') v. 1. (properly) to move in a circle 2. (specifically) to march in a sacred procession, to observe a festival It has 14 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include celebrate. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chagag (khaw-gag') v. 1. (properly) to move in a circle 2. (specifically) to march in a sacred procession, to observe a festival
- Usage
- 14 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- celebrate
Meaning and Definition
chagag (khaw-gag') v. 1. (properly) to move in a circle 2. (specifically) to march in a sacred procession, to observe a festival 3. (by implication) to be giddy [a primitive root] KJV: celebrate, dance, (keep, hold) a (solemn) feast (holiday), reel to and fro. Compare: H2283, H2328
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2287. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2287 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chagag, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
celebrate
Leviticus 23:41
How Strong's H2287 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2287 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2287 in the Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.
Usage Excerpts
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2287.
And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.
Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:
Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.
And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2287, grouped by book.
Exodus 3 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 3 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H2287 FAQ
What does chagag (חָגַג) mean?
Chagag (Strong's H2287) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "celebrate". chagag (khaw-gag') v. 1. (properly) to move in a circle 2. (specifically) to march in a sacred procession, to observe a festival
How many times is chagag (חָגַג) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H2287 across 8 books.
Where can I study chagag (חָגַג) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2287 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chagag (חָגַג)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as celebrate. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.