What does חוֹף mean in the Bible?
חוֹף is a Hebrew word meaning "a cove (as a sheltered bay)".
Hebrew · H2348
חוֹף
A cove (as a sheltered bay)
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חוֹף H2348
What does חוֹף mean in the Bible?
חוֹף is a Hebrew word meaning "a cove (as a sheltered bay)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2348?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), along (1), along the coast (1), and become a harbor (1), and the shore (1).
Where does חוֹף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (2), Deuteronomy (1), Ezekiel (1), Jeremiah (1).
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 . . . 1× Deuteronomy 1:7
along 1× Ezekiel 25:16
along the coast 1× Joshua 9:1
and become a harbor 1× Genesis 49:13
and the shore 1× Jeremiah 47:7
at the coast 1× Judges 5:17
by the seashore 1× Genesis 49:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:13 לְח֥וֹף to by the seashore Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 49:13 לְח֣וֹף to and become a harbor Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 1:7 וּבְח֣וֹף to . . . Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Joshua 9:1 ח֚וֹף to along the coast Noun - masculine singular construct Judges 5:17 לְח֣וֹף to at the coast Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Jeremiah 47:7 ח֥וֹף to and the shore Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 25:16 ח֥וֹף to along Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 49:13
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 6
Genesis 2 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 1 Judges 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
ח֥וֹף 2x ḥō·wp̄ Jeremiah 47:7, Ezekiel 25:16
לְח֣וֹף 2x lə·ḥō·wp̄ Genesis 49:13, Judges 5:17
וּבְח֣וֹף 1x ū·ḇə·ḥō·wp̄ Deuteronomy 1:7
ח֚וֹף 1x ḥō·wp̄ Joshua 9:1
לְח֥וֹף 1x lə·ḥō·wp̄ Genesis 49:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Joshua 9:1, Jeremiah 47:7, Ezekiel 25:16
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Genesis 49:13, Judges 5:17
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 1:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a cove (as a sheltered bay)
Source Gloss
a cove (as a sheltered bay)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a cove (as a sheltered bay) BDB: shore Usage: coast (of the sea), haven, shore, (sea-) side.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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