Lexical Definition

‎חָבָה‎ châbâh (khaw-bah') to hide ^H:V
a primitive root (compare ‎חָבַב‎)

hide (self).

• to secrete

1) to withdraw, hide, hide oneself
1a) (Qal) to withdraw
1b) (Niphal) to hide oneself, remain hidden, withdraw

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Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎חָבָה‎] verb withdraw, hide, compare ‎חבא‎; —

Qal Imperative masculine singular ‎חֲבִי‎ Isa 26:20 (Aramaic form, Ol^{§ 235, 3} Ew^{§ 224.c} Du; Di reads ‎חֲבֵּי‎ = ‎חֲבֵה‎), withdraw into privacy (|| ‎בּאֹ בַחֲדָרֶיךָ‎). Niph`al Perfect ‎וְנֶחְבָּה‎ consecutive Jer 49:10 ‎לְנַחְבֵּתֶם‎ consecutive Josh 2:16 (JE); Infinitive ‎לְהֵחָבֵה‎ (as ‎א‎‎׳‎‎׳‎‎ל‎) 1Kgs 22:25; 2Kgs 7:12 withdraw, hide oneself, literal Josh 2:16 (JE), followed by ‎שָׁמָּה‎; 2Kgs 7:12 with ‎בְּ‎ local; 1Kgs 22:25 of Esau = Edom, hiding from judgment of ‎׳‎‎י‎, ‎וְנֶחְבָּה לֹא יוּכָּ֑ל‎ Jer 49:10, as pointed, meant no doubt as perfect, but construction then hard; read rather infinitive absolute ‎נַחְבֹּה‎; so Gf Gie and others (see Kö^{i. 624}).

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