Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
hiding-place
Usage: hiding place Another spelling of ma.cha.bo (מַחֲבֹא "refuge" H4224B)
Strong's Number
H4224
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
2
Books
2
Strong's H4224 Quick Answer
Strong's H4224 מַחֲבֵא מַחֲבוֹא (machabe') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. machabe' (makh-ab-ay') (or machaboo {makh-ab-o'}) n-m. 1. a refuge [from H2244] It has 2 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include hideth and hiding. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- machabe' (makh-ab-ay') (or machaboo {makh-ab-o'}) n-m. 1. a refuge [from H2244]
- Usage
- 2 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- hideth and hiding
Meaning and Definition
machabe' (makh-ab-ay') (or machaboo {makh-ab-o'}) n-m. 1. a refuge [from H2244] KJV: hiding (lurking) place. Root(s): H2244
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4224. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4224 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render machabe', 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.
hideth
1 Samuel 23:23
hiding
Isaiah 32:2
How Strong's H4224 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 2 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4224 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 H4224 in the Old Testament
2 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4224.
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.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4224, grouped by book.
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4224 FAQ
What does machabe (מַחֲבֵא) mean?
Machabe (Strong's H4224) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "refuge". machabe' (makh-ab-ay') (or machaboo {makh-ab-o'}) n-m. 1. a refuge [from H2244]
How many times is machabe (מַחֲבֵא) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H4224 across 2 books.
Where can I study machabe (מַחֲבֵא) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4224 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate machabe (מַחֲבֵא)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hideth and hiding. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.