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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חָח H2397
Pronunciation ḥāḥ
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 It hooks 2× Ezekiel 29:4, Ezekiel 38:4
My hook 2× 2 Kings 19:28, Isaiah 37:29
With hooks 2× Ezekiel 19:4, Ezekiel 19:9
brooches 1× Exodus 35:22
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 35:22 חָ֣ח to brooches Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 19:28 חַחִ֜י to My hook Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Isaiah 37:29 חַחִ֜י to My hook Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Ezekiel 19:4 בַֽחַחִ֖ים to With hooks Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Ezekiel 19:9 בַּֽחַחִ֔ים to With hooks Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Ezekiel 29:4 חַחִיִּים to hooks Noun - masculine plural Ezekiel 38:4 חַחִ֖ים to hooks Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 35:22
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Exodus 1 2 Kings 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 4
Source forms
חַחִ֜י 2x ḥa·ḥî 2 Kings 19:28, Isaiah 37:29
בַֽחַחִ֖ים 1x ḇa·ḥa·ḥîm Ezekiel 19:4
בַּֽחַחִ֔ים 1x ba·ḥa·ḥîm Ezekiel 19:9
חָ֣ח 1x ḥāḥ Exodus 35:22
חַחִיִּים 1x ḥa·ḥī·yīm Ezekiel 29:4
חַחִ֖ים 1x ḥa·ḥîm Ezekiel 38:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 2x Ezekiel 29:4, Ezekiel 38:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 2x 2 Kings 19:28, Isaiah 37:29
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Ezekiel 19:4, Ezekiel 19:9
Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 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 definition Source: 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:
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