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ḥōvā חוֹבָה ‘Hobah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine active participle of ḥāvā חָבָה ‘to hide’
Roots: חבה

ḥōvā pr n loc
Hobah = "hiding place"
1) a city north of Damascus to which Abraham pursued the kings who had pillaged Sodom

Mentioned in Genesis 14:15

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