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Lexicon :: Strong's H2336 - ḥôaḥ

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חוֹחַ
Transliteration
ḥôaḥ
Pronunciation
kho'-akh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root apparently meaning to pierce
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 620a,620b

Strong’s Definitions

חוֹחַ chôwach, kho'-akh; from an unused root apparently meaning to pierce; a thorn; by analogy, a ring for the nose:—bramble, thistle, thorn.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H2336 in the following manner: thistle(s) (5x), thorn(s) (5x), brambles (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H2336 in the following manner: thistle(s) (5x), thorn(s) (5x), brambles (1x).

  1. thorn, brier, bramble, thornbush, thicket

  2. hook, ring, fetter

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חוֹחַ chôwach, kho'-akh; from an unused root apparently meaning to pierce; a thorn; by analogy, a ring for the nose:—bramble, thistle, thorn.
STRONGS H2336: Abbreviations
† חוֺחַ noun masculine 2 Kings 14:9
1. brier, bramble.
2. hook, ring, fetter; — ח׳ absolute Hosea 9:6 + 8 times; plural חֲוָחִים [H 1 Samuel 13:6] (but see below), חוֺחִים Songs 2:2; חֹחִים 2 Chronicles 33:11; —
1. a. brier, bramble 2 Kings 14:9 (twice in verse) = 2 Chronicles 25:18 (twice in verse) (allegory of Jehoash); collective, sign of desolation Hosea 9:6 (|| קִמּוֺשׁ), Isaiah 34:13 (|| קִמּוֺשׁ, סִירִים), Job 31:40 (opposed to חִטִּים); in simile of fool's parable עָלָה בְּיַדשִֿׁכּוֺר ח׳ Proverbs 26:9 a brier cometh into the hand of a drunken man (De Now Str); כְּשׁוֺשַׁנָּה בֵּין הַחוֺחִים; Songs 2:2; briers = thickets as hiding-places [H 1 Samuel 13:6] (but Ew We Dr חוֺרִים holes, compare 1 Samuel 14:11; see below III.חרר; || מְעָרוֺת, סְלָעִים, צְרִחִים, בֹּרוֺת; Greek Version of the LXX here ἐν τ. μάνδραις; 1 Samuel 14:11 ἐκ τ. τρωγλῶν.
2. late.
a. hook or ring, in jaw of crocodile with תִּקֹּב Job 40:26 (|| הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמֹן בְּאַפּוֹ); of captive וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אֶתמְֿנַשֶּׁה בַּחֹחִים 2 Chronicles 33:11 (compare חַח).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

14:11; 14:11

2 Kings

14:9; 14:9

2 Chronicles

25:18; 33:11; 33:11

Job

31:40

Proverbs

26:9

Song of Songs

2:2; 2:2

Isaiah

34:13

Hosea

9:6; 9:6

H2336

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2336 matches the Hebrew חוֹחַ (ḥôaḥ),
which occurs 11 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:9 - And Jehoash king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, “A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife,’ and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:18 - And Joash the king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, “A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife,’ and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:11 - Therefore the LORD brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:40 - let thorns grow instead of wheat,
and foul weeds instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:2 - Can you put a rope in his nose
or pierce his jaw with a hook?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:9 - Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:2 - He
As a lily among brambles,
so is my love among the young women.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:13 - Thorns shall grow over its strongholds,
nettles and thistles in its fortresses.
It shall be the haunt of jackals,
an abode for ostriches.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:6 - For behold, they are going away from destruction;
but Egypt shall gather them;
Memphis shall bury them.
Nettles shall possess their precious things of silver;
thorns shall be in their tents.
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