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Haven

מָחוֹזStrong’s H4231

machoz (ma-choz)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

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

“Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.”
Psalms 107:30 KJV
Meaning
  1. City, haven
How it's translated
  • harbor of 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Psalms 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    מָחוֹז machoz · haven

    city, haven

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “haven” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    HA'VEN,noun

    ha'vn.

    1. A harbor; a port; a bay, recess or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river which affords good anchorage and a safe station for ships; any place in which ships can be sheltered by the land from the force of tempests and a violent sea.
    2. A shelter; an asylum; a place of safety.

    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.