חֲגָו
chagav · cleft
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2288 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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chagav (חֲגָו) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “cleft”.
A cleft in the rock.
How to say it
cha·gav
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
- Holes and cracks in the rock, good for hiding.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Where it appears
- Song of Songs 2:14
My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding place of the steep slope, let me see your form, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your form lovely.
- Jeremiah 49:16
Your terror has deceived you, the insolence of your heart, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make high like the eagle your nest, from there I will bring you down, declares YHWH.
- Obadiah 1:3
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, in the height of his dwelling, who says in his heart, “Who will bring me down to the earth?”