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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חוֹףH2348
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
along1×Ezekiel 25:16
along the coast1×Joshua 9:1
and become a harbor1×Genesis 49:13
and the shore1×Jeremiah 47:7
at the coast1×Judges 5:17
by the seashore1×Genesis 49:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:13לְח֥וֹףtoby the seashorePreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructGenesis 49:13לְח֣וֹףtoand become a harborPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructDeuteronomy 1:7וּבְח֣וֹףto. . .Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructJoshua 9:1ח֚וֹףtoalong the coastNoun - masculine singular constructJudges 5:17לְח֣וֹףtoat the coastPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructJeremiah 47:7ח֥וֹףtoand the shoreNoun - masculine singular constructEzekiel 25:16ח֥וֹףtoalongNoun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 49:13
Aligned rows7
Books represented6
Genesis2Deuteronomy1Joshua1Judges1Jeremiah1Ezekiel1
Source forms
ח֥וֹף2xḥō·wp̄Jeremiah 47:7, Ezekiel 25:16
לְח֣וֹף2xlə·ḥō·wp̄Genesis 49:13, Judges 5:17
וּבְח֣וֹף1xū·ḇə·ḥō·wp̄Deuteronomy 1:7
ח֚וֹף1xḥō·wp̄Joshua 9:1
לְח֥וֹף1xlə·ḥō·wp̄Genesis 49:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct3xJoshua 9:1, Jeremiah 47:7, Ezekiel 25:16
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct3xGenesis 49:13, Judges 5:17
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xDeuteronomy 1:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a cove (as a sheltered bay)
Source Gloss
a cove (as a sheltered bay)
Extended definitionSource: 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
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