What does חוֹמָה (ḥwōmāh) mean in the Bible?
חוֹמָה (ḥwōmāh): Walls function as both literal fortifications and metaphors for divine protection in covenantal contexts
Hebrew · H2346
חוֹמָה
A wall of protection
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חוֹמָה H2346
Pronunciation ḥwōmāh
What does חוֹמָה (ḥwōmāh) mean in the Bible?
חוֹמָה (ḥwōmāh): Walls function as both literal fortifications and metaphors for divine protection in covenantal contexts
Full entry for חוֹמָה (H2346) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2346?
The BSB source-word alignment has 133 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the wall (39), the walls (12), wall (10), your walls (8), walls (7).
Where does חוֹמָה (ḥwōmāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 14:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (32), Isaiah (13), Jeremiah (13), 2 Chronicles (12).
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 the wall 39× 2 Samuel 11:20, 2 Samuel 11:21, 2 Samuel 11:24, 2 Samuel 18:24
the walls 12× 2 Kings 25:10, 2 Chronicles 26:6, Nehemiah 2:13, Psalms 51:18
wall 10× 2 Chronicles 32:5, 2 Chronicles 33:14, Nehemiah 2:8, Nehemiah 3:8
your walls 8× Isaiah 49:16, Isaiah 60:10, Isaiah 60:18, Isaiah 62:6
walls 7× Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 28:52, Jeremiah 1:15
a wall 5× 1 Samuel 25:16, Jeremiah 15:20, Ezekiel 40:5, Amos 7:7
of the wall 5× Nehemiah 3:13, Nehemiah 4:13, Nehemiah 12:27, Nehemiah 12:31
with walls 5× Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, 1 Kings 4:13, 2 Chronicles 8:5
- 3× Joshua 2:15, 2 Chronicles 26:6
the two walls 3× 2 Kings 25:4, Jeremiah 39:4, Jeremiah 52:7
and the wall 2× Joshua 6:20, Nehemiah 12:30
on the wall 2× 1 Samuel 31:10, 2 Chronicles 27:3
to the walls 2× Nehemiah 4:7, Jeremiah 49:27
upon the walls 2× Amos 1:7, Amos 1:10
. . . 1× Isaiah 25:12
[of it] 1× Nehemiah 4:6
against your walls 1× Ezekiel 26:9
along the wall 1× Joel 2:9
am a wall 1× Song Of Solomon 8:10
and walls 1× Lamentations 2:8
and within My walls 1× Isaiah 56:5
as its walls 1× Isaiah 26:1
from the wall 1× 1 Samuel 31:12
He also repaired the wall 1× Nehemiah 3:15
her walls 1× Jeremiah 50:15
in a walled 1× Leviticus 25:29
in the walled 1× Leviticus 25:30
in the walls 1× Amos 1:14
is a wall 1× Song Of Solomon 8:9
It had a wall 1× Ezekiel 42:20
O wall 1× Lamentations 2:18
of the city 1× Joshua 2:15
of the walls 1× Song Of Solomon 5:7
So the wall 1× Nehemiah 6:15
the city wall 1× 2 Kings 3:27
their wall 1× Nehemiah 4:3
Then the wall 1× Joshua 6:5
to its wall 1× Nahum 2:5
to the wall 1× Nehemiah 12:37
where the wall 1× 1 Kings 20:30
whose wall 1× Nahum 3:8
whose walls 1× Proverbs 25:28
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 14:22 חֹמָ֔ה to with walls Noun - feminine singular Exodus 14:29 חֹמָ֔ה to with walls Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 25:29 חוֹמָ֔ה to in a walled Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 25:30 חֹמָ֗ה to in the walled Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 25:31 חֹמָה֙ to walls Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 3:5 חוֹמָ֥ה to walls Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 28:52 חֹמֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ to walls Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Joshua 2:15 הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה to of the city Article | Noun - feminine singular Joshua 2:15 וּבַֽחוֹמָ֖ה to - Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Joshua 6:5 חוֹמַ֤ת to Then the wall Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
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First aligned row Exodus 14:22
Aligned rows 133
Books represented 21
Exodus 2 Leviticus 3 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 4 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 7 1 Kings 4 2 Kings 8 2 Chronicles 12 Nehemiah 32 Psalms 2 Proverbs 2 Song Of Solomon 3 Isaiah 13 Jeremiah 13 Lamentations 4 Ezekiel 10 Joel 2 Amos 4 Nahum 2 Zechariah 1
Source forms
חוֹמַ֣ת 9x ḥō·w·maṯ 1 Kings 9:15, 2 Chronicles 26:6, 2 Chronicles 36:19, Nehemiah 2:17
הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה 7x ha·ḥō·w·māh 2 Samuel 18:24, Nehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:6, Nehemiah 4:15
הַחוֹמָֽה׃ 6x ha·ḥō·w·māh 2 Samuel 11:20, 2 Samuel 20:15, 2 Samuel 20:21, Nehemiah 12:30
בְּחוֹמַ֣ת 4x bə·ḥō·w·maṯ 2 Chronicles 25:23, Jeremiah 49:27, Amos 1:7, Amos 1:14
הַחוֹמָ֔ה 4x ha·ḥō·w·māh 2 Samuel 11:24, 1 Kings 20:30, Nehemiah 7:1, Nehemiah 13:21
חוֹמַ֥ת 4x ḥō·w·maṯ 1 Kings 3:1, Nehemiah 3:27, Nehemiah 4:3, Jeremiah 51:44
הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה 3x ha·ḥō·w·māh Joshua 2:15, 2 Chronicles 32:18, Nehemiah 6:15
חוֹמָ֔ה 3x ḥō·w·māh Leviticus 25:29, Song Of Solomon 8:10, Ezekiel 38:11
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 35x Joshua 2:15, Joshua 6:20, 2 Samuel 11:20, 2 Samuel 11:21
Noun - feminine singular 19x Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30
Noun - feminine singular construct 17x Joshua 6:5, 1 Kings 3:1, 1 Kings 9:15, 2 Chronicles 26:6
Noun - feminine plural construct 8x 2 Kings 25:10, Psalms 51:18, Jeremiah 39:8, Jeremiah 51:12
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular 8x Isaiah 49:16, Isaiah 60:10, Isaiah 60:18, Isaiah 62:6
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 7x 1 Samuel 31:10, 2 Kings 14:13, 2 Chronicles 25:23, Jeremiah 49:27
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 6x Nehemiah 4:13, Nehemiah 12:31, Nehemiah 12:37, Nehemiah 12:38
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 5x Nehemiah 2:15, Nehemiah 3:13, Nehemiah 4:10, Nehemiah 4:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Walls function as both literal fortifications and metaphors for divine protection in covenantal contexts
Source Gloss
a wall of protection
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Walls function as both literal fortifications and metaphors for divine protection in covenantal contexts
a wall of protection BDB: wall Usage: wall, walled.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
God as a protective wall of defense for the prophet against enemies
Physical fortified walls of Babylon that will be destroyed and leveled
Wealth as a protective barrier or fortification in the mind of the rich
Lack of self-control compared to a city without defensive walls or breaches
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 133 lexical occurrence verses.
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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