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ḥōf חוֹף ‘coast’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning to cover

ḥōf n, m
1) seashore, coast, shore

Mentioned in Genesis 49:13 Deuteronomy 1:7 Joshua 9:1 Judges 5:17 Jeremiah 47:7 Ezekiel 25:16

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