חוּב
chûwb · khoob
properly, perhaps to tie, i.e. (figuratively and reflexively) to owe, or (by implication) to forfeit
Lexicon
Derivation: also חָיַב; a primitive root;
properly, perhaps to tie, i.e. (figuratively and reflexively) to owe, or (by implication) to forfeit
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: make endanger.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to fasten and establish › the house, what is within
To separate and protect that works to fasten and establish of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חוּב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- then shall ye make me endanger1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.