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maḥăvēʾ מַחֲבֵאAhiding-place, Brefuge’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥāvāʾ חָבָא ‘to hide’
Roots: חבא
Variants: מַחֲבֹא, מַחֲבֵא

maḥăvēʾ n, m
A1) hiding place
B1) hiding place
2) (TWOT) bosom

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 23:23 Isaiah 32:2

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