חָבָא

Strong’s Definition

to secrete

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (compare H2245 (חָבַב));

KJV Usage

[idiom] held, hide (self), do secretly.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to withdraw, hide
• 2.(niphal) to hide oneself
• 3.(pual) to be forced into hiding
• 4.(hiphil) to hide
• 5.(hophal) to be hidden
• 6.(hithpael)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châbâʼ; Pronunciation: khaw-baw'