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Hobah

חוֹבָהStrong’s H2327

chovah (cho-vah)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Chovah is the Hebrew word usually translated “hobah”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.”
Genesis 14:15 KJV
Meaning
  1. § Hobah = "hiding place"
How it's translated
  • hobah 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Genesis 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    חוֹבָה chovah · Hobah

    § Hobah = "hiding place" a city north of Damascus to which Abraham pursued the kings who had pillaged Sodom

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.