חֹב

chov · bosom

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2243 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

chov (חֹב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “bosom”.

The bosom, the breast: the place where something is kept hidden. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 31:33).

How to say it

chov

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.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Job 31:33

    if I covered like Adam my transgressions by hiding in my bosom my iniquity,