To endanger
חוּבStrong’s H2325chuv
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Chuv is the Hebrew word usually translated “endanger”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.”
Meaning
- To be guilty, make guilty(Piel) to endanger
How it's translated
- and you will endanger 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 1
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
חוּב chuv · to endanger
1) to be guilty, make guilty 1a) (Piel) to endanger
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “endanger” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ENDANGER, verb transitive
[from danger.]
To put in hazard; to bring into danger or peril; to expose to loss or injury. We dread any thing that endangers our life, our peace or our happiness.
- To incur the hazard of. [Unusual.]
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.