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Lexicon :: Strong's H2423 - ḥêvā'

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חֵיוָא
Transliteration
ḥêvā'
Pronunciation
khay-vaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2727b

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: חיוא.

Strong’s Definitions

חֵיוָא chêyvâʼ, khay-vaw'; (Aramaic) from H2418; an animal:—beast.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H2423 in the following manner: beast (20x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H2423 in the following manner: beast (20x).

  1. beast, animal

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵיוָא chêyvâʼ, khay-vaw'; (Aramaic) from H2418; an animal:—beast.
STRONGS H2423: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† חֵיוָא, חֵיוָה noun feminine beast (Biblical Hebrew II. H2416 חַיָה); — absolute חֵיוָא Daniel 4:13 [Daniel 4:16], חֵּיוָה Daniel 7:5. Daniel 7:7; emphatic חֵיוְתָא Daniel 7:6. Daniel 7:11. Daniel 7:19, 23, and (collective) Daniel 4:11 [Daniel 4:8], Daniel 4:12 [Daniel 4:15]; Daniel 5:21; construct (collective) חֵיוַת בָּרָא Daniel 2:38; Daniel 4:9 [Daniel 4:6], Daniel 4:18 [Daniel 4:21], Daniel 4:20 [Daniel 4:23], Daniel 4:22 [Daniel 4:25], Daniel 4:29 [Daniel 4:32]; plural absolute חֵיוָן Daniel 7:3, emphatic חֵיוָתָא Daniel 7:7, Daniel 7:12. Daniel 7:17.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

2:38; 4:6; 4:8; 4:13; 4:15; 4:21; 4:23; 4:25; 4:32; 5:21; 7:3; 7:5; 7:6; 7:7; 7:7; 7:11; 7:12; 7:17; 7:19; 7:23

H2423

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2423 matches the Hebrew חֵיוָא (ḥêvā'),
which occurs 20 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:38 - and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the children of man, the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens, making you rule over them all—you are the head of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:12 - Its leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The beasts of the field found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:14 - He proclaimed aloud and said thus: ‘Chop down the tree and lop off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:15 - But leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, amid the tender grass of the field. Let him be wet with the dew of heaven. Let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:16 - Let his mind be changed from a man’s, and let a beast’s mind be given to him; and let seven periods of time pass over him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:21 - whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which beasts of the field found shade, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens lived—

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:23 - And because the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let him be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven periods of time pass over him,’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 - that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:3 - And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:5 - And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:6 - After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:7 - After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:11 - “I looked then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:12 - As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:17 - ‘These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:19 - “Then I desired to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the rest, exceedingly terrifying, with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze, and which devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:23 - “Thus he said: ‘As for the fourth beast,
there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth,
which shall be different from all the kingdoms,
and it shall devour the whole earth,
and trample it down, and break it to pieces.
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