H2288: חֲגָו
chăgâv · pronounced khag-awv' · “cleft”
Definition
a rift in rocks
KJV translates it as: cleft.
Word origin: from an unused root meaning to take refuge;
Extended definition
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2288 is translated
- the clefts of ×2
- clefts of ×1
Bible verses with H2288 (chăgâv)
Chăgâv appears in 3 verses.
- Song of Solomon 2:14
O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
- Jeremiah 49:16
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.
- Obadiah 1:3
The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?