What does חוֹמָה · τεῖχος mean in the Bible?
חוֹמָה · τεῖχος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "defensive structure protecting a city".
Hebrew · H2346, G5038
חוֹמָה
A wall of protection · a wall (as formative of a house)
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חוֹמָה H2346 a wall of protection
Pronunciation ḥwōmāh
Walls function as both literal fortifications and metaphors for divine protection in covenantal contexts
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τεῖχος G5038 a wall (as formative of a house)
Pronunciation teîchos
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What does חוֹמָה (chomah) mean in the Bible?
חוֹמָה · τεῖχος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "defensive structure protecting a city".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2346, G5038?
H2346, G5038 is connected to 133 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. defensive structure protecting a city
Strong's H2346, G5038
Lexical occurrences 133 verses Source Gloss
defensive structure protecting a city
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain