Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
autumn
Usage: 1) harvest time, autumn 2) (CLBL) winter
Strong's Number
H2779
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
7
Strong's H2779 Quick Answer
Strong's H2779 חוֹרֶף (choreph) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. choreph (kho'-ref) n-m. 1. (properly) the crop gathered 2. (by implication) the autumn (and winter) season It has 7 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include winter and cold. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- choreph (kho'-ref) n-m. 1. (properly) the crop gathered 2. (by implication) the autumn (and winter) season
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- winter and cold
Meaning and Definition
choreph (kho'-ref) n-m. 1. (properly) the crop gathered 2. (by implication) the autumn (and winter) season 3. (figuratively) ripeness of age [from H2778] KJV: cold, winter (-house), youth. Root(s): H2778
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2779. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2779 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render choreph, 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.
winter
Genesis 8:22
4×
cold
Proverbs 20:4
How Strong's H2779 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 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2779 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 H2779 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2779.
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.
And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2779, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2779 FAQ
What does choreph (חֹרֶף) mean?
Choreph (Strong's H2779) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cold". choreph (kho'-ref) n-m. 1. (properly) the crop gathered 2. (by implication) the autumn (and winter) season
How many times is choreph (חֹרֶף) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H2779 across 7 books.
Where can I study choreph (חֹרֶף) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2779 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate choreph (חֹרֶף)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as winter and cold. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.