הֹוָה
hova · ruin, disaster
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1943 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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hova (הֹוָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “ruin, disaster”.
How to say it
ho·va
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A great evil falling suddenly.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- Calamity ×2
- disaster ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Isaiah 47:11
And there will come upon you evil whose dawn you will not know; and there will fall upon you disaster that you will not be able to make expiation for; and there will come upon you suddenly ruin that you will not know.
- Ezekiel 7:26
Calamity upon calamity will come, and report upon report will be; and they will seek a vision from the prophet, but instruction will perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
And 1 more times.