Original: חָבָא

Transliteration: châbâʼ

Phonetic: khaw-baw'

Short Definition: [idiom] held

Original: חבא

Transliteration: châbâ'

Phonetic: khaw-baw'

BDB Definition:

1. to withdraw, hide
   1. (Niphal) to hide oneself
   2. (Pual) to be forced into hiding
   3. (Hiphil) to hide
   4. (Hophal) to be hidden
   5. (Hithpael)
      1. to hide oneself, draw back
      2. to draw together, thicken, harden

Origin: a primitive root [compare H2245]

TWOT entry: 588

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H4224