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Strong's H2340 חִוִּי (chivvi)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2340 — thereuo (“catch”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2340
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 25
Books 9

Strong's H2340 Quick Answer

Strong's H2340 חִוִּי (Chivviy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Chivviy (khiv-vee') n-m. 1. a villager 2. a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Israel It has 25 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include hivite and israel. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Chivviy (khiv-vee') n-m. 1. a villager 2. a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Israel
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
hivite and israel

Meaning and Definition

Chivviy (khiv-vee') n-m. 1. a villager 2. a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Israel [perhaps from H2333] KJV: Hivite. Root(s): H2333

Original Word
חִוִּי
Transliteration
Chivviy
Derivation
First root strongs: 2333
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2340. 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)

Hivite

Usage: Someone descended from Hiv(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.17; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577) § Hivite = "villagers" 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

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How Strong's H2340 Is Translated

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

Hivite Genesis 10:17 Israel Joshua 9:7

How Strong's H2340 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 25 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2340 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 H2340 in the Old Testament

25 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 10:17 KJV

And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

Genesis 34:2 KJV

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.

Genesis 36:2 KJV

Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2340.

Genesis 10:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
Genesis 34:2 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Genesis 36:2 Old Testament, KJV
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
Exodus 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
Exodus 3:17 Old Testament, KJV
And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.
Exodus 13:5 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
Exodus 23:23 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Exodus 23:28 Old Testament, KJV
And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
Exodus 33:2 Old Testament, KJV
And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
Exodus 34:11 Old Testament, KJV
Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
Deuteronomy 7:1 Old Testament, KJV
When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
Deuteronomy 20:17 Old Testament, KJV
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:
Joshua 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
Joshua 9:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
Joshua 9:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
Joshua 11:3 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Joshua 11:19 Old Testament, KJV
There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.
Joshua 12:8 Old Testament, KJV
In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
Joshua 24:11 Old Testament, KJV
And you went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.
Judges 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
Judges 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:
2 Samuel 24:7 Old Testament, KJV
And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beersheba.
1 Kings 9:20 Old Testament, KJV
And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,
1 Chronicles 1:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
2 Chronicles 8:7 Old Testament, KJV
As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2340, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 7 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 7 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2340 FAQ

What does chivvi (חִוִּי) mean?

Chivvi (Strong's H2340) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Hivite". Chivviy (khiv-vee') n-m. 1. a villager 2. a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Israel

How many times is chivvi (חִוִּי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's H2340 across 9 books.

Where can I study chivvi (חִוִּי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2340 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chivvi (חִוִּי)?

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