Lexical Definition
חִוִּי Chivvîy (khiv-vee') Hivite N:N--PG
perhaps from חַוָּה; a villager
Hivite.
- § Hivite = "villagers"
- a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine
1) 6th generation of descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham, who were living in northern Canaan near Mount Hermon at the time of the conquest
Extended Information
- Someone descended from Hiv of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.17 descended from Canaan (כְּנַעַן); along with Sidon (צִידוֹן), Heth (חֵת), Jebusite (יְבוּסִי), Amorite (אֱמֹרִי), Girgashite (גִּרְגָּשִׁי), Arkite (עַרְקִי), Sinite (סִינִי), Arvadite (אַרְוָדִי), Zemarite (צְמָרִי) and Hamathite (חֲמָתִי)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
חִוִּי adjective, of a people ( = villagers ?) —
1. שְׁכֶם ׳בֶּןחֲֿמוֺר הַח Gen 34:2 (P), compare ׳צִבְעוֺן הַח Gen 36:2 (but read rather הַחֹרִי Ol Di compare ᵐ5 Josh 9:7).
2. with article as proper name collective הַחִוִּי the Hivvites 'begotten' by Canaan Gen 10:17 = 1Chr 1:15 especially in list of Canaanite peoples displaced by Hebrews Exod 3:8; Exod 3:17; Exod 13:5; Exod 23:23; Exod 23:28; Exod 33:2; Exod 34:11; Deut 7:1; Deut 20:17; Josh 3:10; Josh 9:1; Josh 12:8; Josh 24:11 (all J E D), Judg 3:5; 1Kgs 9:20 = 2Chr 8:7 compare וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי ׳עָרֵי הַח 2Sam 24:7 (note מִבְצַרצֹֿר, צִידוֺן just preceding); applied specifically to Gibeonites Josh 9:7 (JE), Josh 11:19 (D). — In Josh 11:3; Judg 3:3 read probably הַחִתִּי for הַחִוִּי We Mey BuUrg 350 see (partly) ᵐ5, Dr on Deut 7:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 10:17 · 34:2 · 36:2 |
| Exodus | 3:8 · 3:17 · 13:5 · 23:23 · 23:28 · 33:2 · 34:11 |
| Deuteronomy | 7:1 · 20:17 |
| Joshua | 3:10 · 9:1 · 9:7 · 11:3 · 11:19 · 12:8 · 24:11 |
| Judges | 3:3 · 3:5 |
| 2 Samuel | 24:7 |
| 1 Kings | 9:20 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:15 |
| 2 Chronicles | 8:7 |
Profile
Group • Canaanites • A Canaanite people group.
People from Hiv(?)
The Hivites were one of the Canaanite tribes inhabiting the land promised to the Israelites.
- People from Hiv(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.17;
- only referred to as Hivites חִוִּי;
- descended from Canaan כְּנַעַן along with Sidon צִידוֹן, Heth חֵת, Jebusites יְבוּסִי, Amorites אֱמֹרִי, Girgashites גִּרְגָּשִׁי, Arkites עַרְקִי, Sinites סִינִי, Arvadites אַרְוָדִי, Zemarites צְמָרִי and Hamathites חֲמָתִי.
The Hivites were one of the Canaanite people groups that inhabited the land of Canaan prior to the Israelite conquest. They are first mentioned in Genesis 10:17 and 1 Chronicles 1:15 as descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham.
The Hivites lived in various parts of Canaan, including the region around Shechem (Genesis 34:2), the area near Mount Hermon (Joshua 11:3), and the cities of Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim (Joshua 9:7, 17). They were among the tribes that God promised to drive out before the Israelites (Exodus 3:8, 17; 13:5; 23:23, 28; 33:2; 34:11; Deuteronomy 7:1; 20:17; Joshua 3:10).
During the Israelite conquest of Canaan, the Hivites of Gibeon tricked Joshua into making a peace treaty with them.
All entries for Hivites: חִוִּי