To unite
חָבַרStrong’s H2266chavar (cha-var)
Appears in 25 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chavar is the Hebrew word usually translated “joined”, “join” and “touching”. It appears in 25 verses of the Old Testament.
“And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.”
Meaning
- To unite, join, bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer(Qal) · (Piel) · (Pual) · (Hiphil) to join together, pile up (words) · (Hithpael) to join oneself to, make an alliance, league together
How it's translated
- joined 4
- and you will join 3
- and he joined 3
- touching 2
- they joined together 1
- and it will be joined together 1
- he joined 1
- to join together 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Exodus 10
- 2 Chronicles 3
- Psalms 3
- Ezekiel 2
- Daniel 2
- Genesis 1
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 11:23In contextAnd after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
- Genesis 14:3All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
- Exodus 26:3The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.
- Exodus 26:6And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.
- Exodus 26:9And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.
- Exodus 26:11And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.
Hebrew dictionary
חָבַר chavar · to unite
1) to unite, join, bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to unite, be joined 1a2) to tie magic charms, charm 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to unite with, make an ally of 1b2) to unite, join, ally 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be allied with, be united 1c2) to be joined together 1d) (Hiphil) to join together, pile up (words) 1e) (Hithpael) to join oneself to, make an alliance, league together
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “unite” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNI'TE, verb transitive
[Latin unio, unitus.]
- To put together or join two or more things, which make one compound or mixture.
- To join; to connect in a near relation or alliance; as, to unite families by marriage; to unite nations by treaty.
- To make to agree or be uniform; as, to unite a kingdom in one form of worship; to unite men in opinions.
- To cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks or stones by cement.
All definitions and other forms of “unite”
- To join in interest or fellowship. Genesis 49:6
- To tie; to splice; as, to unite two cords or ropes.
- To join in affection; to make near; as, to unite hearts in love.
UNI'TE, verb intransitive
- To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert.
- To coalesce; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine; as, bodies unite by attraction or affinity.
- To grow together, as the parts of a wound.
- To coalesce, as sounds.
- To be mixed.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.