What does חָח (ḥāḥ) mean in the Bible?
חָח (ḥāḥ): Metal ring or hook worn as ornament or restraint; used literally of animals and figuratively of control
Hebrew · H2397
חָח
A ring for the nose (or lips)
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חָחH2397
Pronunciationḥāḥ
What does חָח (ḥāḥ) mean in the Bible?
חָח (ḥāḥ): Metal ring or hook worn as ornament or restraint; used literally of animals and figuratively of control
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2397?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include hooks (2), My hook (2), With hooks (2), brooches (1).
Where does חָח (ḥāḥ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 35:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4), 2 Kings (1), Exodus (1), Isaiah (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 Ithooks2×Ezekiel 29:4, Ezekiel 38:4
My hook2×2 Kings 19:28, Isaiah 37:29
With hooks2×Ezekiel 19:4, Ezekiel 19:9
brooches1×Exodus 35:22
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 35:22חָ֣חtobroochesNoun - masculine singular2 Kings 19:28חַחִ֜יtoMy hookNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularIsaiah 37:29חַחִ֜יtoMy hookNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularEzekiel 19:4בַֽחַחִ֖יםtoWith hooksPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralEzekiel 19:9בַּֽחַחִ֔יםtoWith hooksPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralEzekiel 29:4חַחִיִּיםtohooksNoun - masculine pluralEzekiel 38:4חַחִ֖יםtohooksNoun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 35:22
Aligned rows7
Books represented4
Exodus12 Kings1Isaiah1Ezekiel4
Source forms
חַחִ֜י2xḥa·ḥî2 Kings 19:28, Isaiah 37:29
בַֽחַחִ֖ים1xḇa·ḥa·ḥîmEzekiel 19:4
בַּֽחַחִ֔ים1xba·ḥa·ḥîmEzekiel 19:9
חָ֣ח1xḥāḥExodus 35:22
חַחִיִּים1xḥa·ḥī·yīmEzekiel 29:4
חַחִ֖ים1xḥa·ḥîmEzekiel 38:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural2xEzekiel 29:4, Ezekiel 38:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular2x2 Kings 19:28, Isaiah 37:29
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural2xEzekiel 19:4, Ezekiel 19:9
Noun - masculine singular1xExodus 35:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Metal ring or hook worn as ornament or restraint; used literally of animals and figuratively of control
Source Gloss
a ring for the nose (or lips)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Metal ring or hook worn as ornament or restraint; used literally of animals and figuratively of control
a ring for the nose (or lips) BDB: hook Usage: bracelet, chain, hook.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָח is built from this root: