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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חִוִּי H2340
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 It Hivites 15× Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:23
the Hivites 5× Genesis 10:17, Exodus 23:28, Joshua 9:7, Joshua 11:19
the Hivite 2× Genesis 34:2, Genesis 36:2
and the Hivites 1× Judges 3:3
and to the Hivites 1× Joshua 11:3
of the Hivites 1× 2 Samuel 24:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 10:17 הַֽחִוִּ֥י to the Hivites Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 34:2 הַֽחִוִּ֖י to the Hivite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 36:2 הַֽחִוִּֽי׃ to the Hivite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 3:8 וְהַחִוִּ֖י to Hivites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 3:17 וְהַחִוִּ֖י to Hivites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 13:5 וְהַחִוִּ֣י to Hivites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 23:23 הַחִוִּ֖י to Hivites Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 23:28 הַחִוִּ֧י to the Hivites Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 33:2 הַחִוִּ֖י to Hivites Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 34:11 וְהַחִוִּ֖י to Hivites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 10:17
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 9
Genesis 3 Exodus 7 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 7 Judges 2 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1
Source forms
הַחִוִּ֖י 7x ha·ḥiw·wî Exodus 23:23, Exodus 33:2, Deuteronomy 20:17, Joshua 9:1
וְהַחִוִּ֖י 4x wə·ha·ḥiw·wî Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 34:11, Judges 3:5
הַֽחִוִּ֖י 2x ha·ḥiw·wî Genesis 34:2, Joshua 24:11
וְהַחִוִּ֣י 2x wə·ha·ḥiw·wî Exodus 13:5, 2 Chronicles 8:7
וְהַֽחִוִּי֙ 2x wə·ha·ḥiw·wî Deuteronomy 7:1, Joshua 11:3
הַֽחִוִּ֥י 1x ha·ḥiw·wî Genesis 10:17
הַחִוִּ֧י 1x ha·ḥiw·wî Exodus 23:28
הַחִוִּ֗י 1x ha·ḥiw·wî Joshua 3:10
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 16x Genesis 10:17, Genesis 34:2, Genesis 36:2, Exodus 23:23
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 9x Exodus 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 definition Source: 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:
חַוָּה H2333
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