What does מַחֲבֵא (maḥăbēʾ) mean in the Bible?
מַחֲבֵא (maḥăbēʾ): A place of concealment from danger, emphasizing active hiding rather than passive shelter or safety
Hebrew · H4224
מַחֲבֵא
A refuge
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מַחֲבֵאH4224
Pronunciationmaḥăbēʾ
What does מַחֲבֵא (maḥăbēʾ) mean in the Bible?
מַחֲבֵא (maḥăbēʾ): A place of concealment from danger, emphasizing active hiding rather than passive shelter or safety
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4224?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include like a shelter (1), the places (1).
Where does מַחֲבֵא (maḥăbēʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 23:23. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (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 Itlike a shelter1×Isaiah 32:2
the places1×1 Samuel 23:23
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First aligned row1 Samuel 23:23
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
1 Samuel1Isaiah1
Source forms
הַמַּֽחֲבֹאִים֙1xham·ma·ḥă·ḇō·’îm1 Samuel 23:23
כְּמַֽחֲבֵא־1xkə·ma·ḥă·ḇê-Isaiah 32:2
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural1x1 Samuel 23:23
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 32:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A place of concealment from danger, emphasizing active hiding rather than passive shelter or safety
Source Gloss
a refuge
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A place of concealment from danger, emphasizing active hiding rather than passive shelter or safety
a refuge BDB: hiding-place Usage: hiding (lurking) place.
Word Origins
מַחֲבֵא is built from this root: