Lexical Definition

‎חָוָה‎ châvâh (khaw-vah') to explain ^H:V
a primitive root; (compare ‎חֲוָא‎, ‎חָיָה‎)

show.

• properly, to live
• by implication (intensively) to declare or show

1) (Piel) to tell, declare, show, make known
2) (CLBL) to breath

See Greek: ἀναγγέλλω · διδάσκω

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: cha.vah (‎ח‎ֲ‎ו‎ָ‎ה‎ "to show" חֲוָא)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

III. [‎חָוָה‎] verb only Pi`el (in poetry & late), tell, declare (Aramaic , ‎חַוֵּי‎) —

Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יְחַוֶּהֿ‎ Ps 19:3* 1 singular ‎אֲחַוֶּה‎ Job 32:10; Job 32:17 suffix ‎אֲחַוְךָ‎ Job 15:17, ‎אֲחַוֶּךָּ‎ Job 36:2 Infinitive construct ‎חַוֹּת‎; — declare, make known, with accusative ‎דָּ֑עַת‎ Ps 19:3* (subject ‎לַיְלָה‎, followed by ‎לְלַיְלָה‎; || ‎יַבִּיעַ אֹמֶר‎); with accusative ‎דֵּעִי‎ Job 32:10; Job 32:17 with 2 accusative ‎וָאִירָא מֵחַוֹּת דֵּעִי אֶתְכֶם‎ Job 32:6, followed by suffix person + object clause, ‎וַאֲחַוֶּ֑דָּ כִּיעֿוֺד לֶאֱלוֺהַּ מִִ˜לּים׃‎ Job 36:2 and I will shew thee that (there are) yet words for God; followed by suffix person only Job 15:17 — read probably also ‎וַאֲחַוֶּה‎ for ‎וַאֲקַוֶּה‎ Ps 52:11* Hi Che and others

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