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Strong's H2331 חָוָה (chavah)

Chavah means “show” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2331 — thessalonikeus (“Thessalonian”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2331
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 6
Books 2

Strong's H2331 Quick Answer

Strong's H2331 חָוָה (chavah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chavah (khaw-vah') v. 1. (properly) to live 2. (by implication) (intensively) to declare or show It has 6 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include declare. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
chavah (khaw-vah') v. 1. (properly) to live 2. (by implication) (intensively) to declare or show
Usage
6 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
declare

Meaning and Definition

chavah (khaw-vah') v. 1. (properly) to live 2. (by implication) (intensively) to declare or show [a primitive root] KJV: show. Compare: H2324, H2421

Original Word
חָוָה
Transliteration
chavah
Derivation
Root: חיה
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2331. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to explain

Usage: 1) (Piel) to tell, declare, show, make known 2) (CLBL) to breath Aramaic equivalent: cha.vah (חֲוָה "to show" H2324)

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How Strong's H2331 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chavah, 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.

declare Job 15:17

How Strong's H2331 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 6 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2331 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 H2331 in the Old Testament

6 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Job 15:17 KJV

I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;

Job 32:6 KJV

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.

Job 32:10 KJV

Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.

Usage Excerpts

First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2331.

Job 15:17 Old Testament, KJV
I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;
Job 32:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
Job 32:10 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.
Job 32:17 Old Testament, KJV
I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.
Job 36:2 Old Testament, KJV
Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.
Psalms 19:2 Old Testament, KJV
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2331, grouped by book.

Job 5 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2331 FAQ

What does chavah (חָוָה) mean?

Chavah (Strong's H2331) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "show". chavah (khaw-vah') v. 1. (properly) to live 2. (by implication) (intensively) to declare or show

How many times is chavah (חָוָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H2331 across 2 books.

Where can I study chavah (חָוָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2331 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chavah (חָוָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as declare. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.