What does חִוִּי mean in the Bible?
חִוִּי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Chivvite , one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine".
Hebrew · H2340
חִוִּי
A Chivvite , one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine
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חִוִּיH2340
What does חִוִּי mean in the Bible?
חִוִּי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Chivvite , one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2340?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Hivites (15), the Hivites (5), the Hivite (2), and the Hivites (1), and to the Hivites (1).
Where does חִוִּי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (7), Joshua (7), Genesis (3), Deuteronomy (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItHivites15×Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:23
the Hivites5×Genesis 10:17, Exodus 23:28, Joshua 9:7, Joshua 11:19
the Hivite2×Genesis 34:2, Genesis 36:2
and the Hivites1×Judges 3:3
and to the Hivites1×Joshua 11:3
of the Hivites1×2 Samuel 24:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 10:17הַֽחִוִּ֥יtothe HivitesArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singularGenesis 34:2הַֽחִוִּ֖יtothe HiviteArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singularGenesis 36:2הַֽחִוִּֽי׃tothe HiviteArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singularExodus 3:8וְהַחִוִּ֖יtoHivitesConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularExodus 3:17וְהַחִוִּ֖יtoHivitesConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularExodus 13:5וְהַחִוִּ֣יtoHivitesConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularExodus 23:23הַחִוִּ֖יtoHivitesArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singularExodus 23:28הַחִוִּ֧יtothe HivitesArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singularExodus 33:2הַחִוִּ֖יtoHivitesArticle | Noun - proper - masculine singularExodus 34:11וְהַחִוִּ֖יtoHivitesConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 10:17
Aligned rows25
Books represented9
Genesis3Exodus7Deuteronomy2Joshua7Judges22 Samuel11 Kings11 Chronicles12 Chronicles1
Source forms
הַחִוִּ֖י7xha·ḥiw·wîExodus 23:23, Exodus 33:2, Deuteronomy 20:17, Joshua 9:1
וְהַחִוִּ֖י4xwə·ha·ḥiw·wîExodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 34:11, Judges 3:5
הַֽחִוִּ֖י2xha·ḥiw·wîGenesis 34:2, Joshua 24:11
וְהַחִוִּ֣י2xwə·ha·ḥiw·wîExodus 13:5, 2 Chronicles 8:7
וְהַֽחִוִּי֙2xwə·ha·ḥiw·wîDeuteronomy 7:1, Joshua 11:3
הַֽחִוִּ֥י1xha·ḥiw·wîGenesis 10:17
הַחִוִּ֧י1xha·ḥiw·wîExodus 23:28
הַחִוִּ֗י1xha·ḥiw·wîJoshua 3:10
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular16xGenesis 10:17, Genesis 34:2, Genesis 36:2, Exodus 23:23
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular9xExodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 34:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a Chivvite , one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine
Source Gloss
a Chivvite , one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine BDB: villagers Usage: Hivite.
Word Origins
חִוִּי is built from this root:
חַוָּהH2333