חַג (H2282) — Hebrew Lexicon — Scattered Israelites

חַג

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chag

H2282 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חגג to celebrate, to make pilgrimage, to dance in a circle

Definition

A communal festival or pilgrim feast celebrated by the Israelite community, typically characterized by prescribed rituals, processions, and offerings at a central sanctuary. The term refers specifically to major calendar feasts involving pilgrimage, such as the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths. In some contexts, may also include the celebratory sacrifices or festival activities themselves.

Semantic Range

pilgrimage festival, communal religious feast, ritual sacrificial celebration, festival sacrifice, formal celebration involving movement or procession

Root / Etymology

From the root חָגַג (ḥ-g-g), meaning 'to make a pilgrimage,' 'to celebrate a festival,' or 'to move in a circle (as in procession or dance).' The noun חַג denotes the occasion that is celebrated, especially one involving collective religious observance.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In biblical usage, חַג primarily denotes the three major pilgrimage festivals (שָׁלוֹשׁ רְגָלִים): Unleavened Bread (Pesach), Weeks (Shavuot), and Booths (Sukkot), during which Israelites were commanded to come to the central sanctuary. The term is distinct from מוֹעֵד (mo‘ed), which refers more generally to appointed times or assemblies and can include non-pilgrimage religious observances. In later Jewish and Christian translations, חַג is often rendered simply as 'feast' or 'festival,' but such translations may not adequately reflect its distinct association with collective pilgrimage and ritual celebration. Over time, the term also came to refer more broadly to celebratory sacred occasions beyond the originally prescribed festivals. Use of חַג in exilic and post-exilic literature sometimes reflects evolving cultic practice, where the emphasis on pilgrimage diminished and the ritual or liturgical aspects of the festival gained prominence. The term is not equivalent to the later English term 'holiday,' nor should it be conflated with the designation of later religious observances, which developed new meanings in subsequent centuries.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or חָג; from חָגַג; a festival, or a victim therefor; (solemn) feast (day), sacrifice, solemnity.

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Root Family

חגג (ḥ-g-g) — to celebrate, to make pilgrimage, to move in a circle

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H2283	חָגָא	to whirling terror
H2287	חָגַג	my festival-celebration
H2291	חַגִּי	the Festive-descendant
H2294	חַגִּית	Festive Woman
H2328	חוּג	pilgrimage festival of

Word Forms

16 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H2282-04`	חַג	chag	`HNcmsc`	feast	pilgrimage festival of	31
`H2282-02`	בְּ/חַ֧ג	bechag	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the feast	in the pilgrimage-festival of	7
`H2282-15`	וְ/חַ֤ג	vechag	`HC/Ncmsc`	and-Feast	and pilgrimage-festival of	4
`H2282-14`	וּ/בְ/חַ֥ג	uvechag	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	and in feast	and in pilgrimage-festival	4
`H2282-08`	חַגֵּי/כֶ֑ם	chageykhem	`HNcmpc/Sp2mp`	of your feasts	your pilgrimage festivals	3
`H2282-11`	הֶ/חָ֡ג	hechag	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the feast	the pilgrimage festival	3
`H2282-03`	בְּ/חַגֶּ֑/ךָ	bechagekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	in your feast	in your pilgrimage festival	1
`H2282-16`	וְ/הֶ/חָ֖ג	vehechag	`HC/Td/Ncmsa`	and the feast	and the pilgrimage-festival	1
`H2282-10`	חַגִּ֥ים	chagim	`HNcmpa`	feasts	pilgrimage festivals	1
`H2282-09`	חַגִּ֖/י	chagi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	of My feast	my pilgrimage-festival	1
`H2282-01`	בַּ/חַגִּ֤ים	bachagim	`HRd/Ncmpa`	at the feasts	in the pilgrimage festivals	1
`H2282-13`	וּ/בַ/חַגִּ֣ים	uvachagim	`HC/Rd/Ncmpa`	and-in-the-feasts	and in the pilgrimage festivals	1
`H2282-07`	חַגֵּֽ/נוּ	chagenu	`HNcmsc/Sp1cp`	of our feast	our pilgrimage-festival	1
`H2282-06`	חַגַּ֖יִ/ךְ	chagayikhe	`HNcmpc/Sp2fs`	your feasts	your pilgrimage festivals	1
`H2282-12`	כֶּ/חָ֣ג	kechag	`HRd/Ncmsa`	like the feast	like a pilgrimage-festival	1
`H2282-05`	חַגָּ֖/הּ	chagah	`HNcmsc/Sp3fs`	her festival	her pilgrimage-festival	1

Occurrences in Scripture

62 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H2282-04`	Exodus 10:9	חַג	chag	`HNcmsc`	a feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Exodus 12:14	חַ֣ג	chag	`HNcmsa`	a feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Exodus 13:6	חַ֖ג	chag	`HNcmsa`	feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Exodus 23:15	חַ֣ג	chag	`HNcmsc`	Feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-15`	Exodus 23:16	וְ/חַ֤ג	vechag	`HC/Ncmsc`	and-the-feast	and pilgrimage-festival of
`H2282-15`	Exodus 23:16	וְ/חַ֤ג	vechag-2	`HC/Ncmsc`	and-feast	and pilgrimage-festival of
`H2282-09`	Exodus 23:18	חַגִּ֖/י	chagi	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	of My feast	my pilgrimage-festival
`H2282-04`	Exodus 32:5	חַ֥ג	chag	`HNcmsa`	a feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Exodus 34:18	חַ֣ג	chag	`HNcmsc`	Feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-15`	Exodus 34:22	וְ/חַ֤ג	vechag	`HC/Ncmsc`	and-Feast	and pilgrimage-festival of
`H2282-15`	Exodus 34:22	וְ/חַג֙	vechag-2	`HC/Ncmsc`	and-Feast	and pilgrimage-festival of
`H2282-04`	Exodus 34:25	חַ֥ג	chag	`HNcmsc`	feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Leviticus 23:6	חַ֥ג	chag	`HNcmsc`	feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Leviticus 23:34	חַ֧ג	chag	`HNcmsc`	Feast of	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Leviticus 23:39	חַג	chag	`HNcmsc`	feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Leviticus 23:41	חַ֣ג	chag	`HNcmsa`	feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Numbers 28:17	חָ֑ג	chag	`HNcmsa`	feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Numbers 29:12	חַ֛ג	chag	`HNcmsa`	a feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Deuteronomy 16:10	חַ֤ג	chag	`HNcmsc`	the Feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Deuteronomy 16:13	חַ֧ג	chag	`HNcmsc`	feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-03`	Deuteronomy 16:14	בְּ/חַגֶּ֑/ךָ	bechagekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	in your feast	in your pilgrimage festival
`H2282-02`	Deuteronomy 16:16	בְּ/חַ֧ג	bechag	`HR/Ncmsc`	at feast	in the pilgrimage-festival of
`H2282-14`	Deuteronomy 16:16	וּ/בְ/חַ֥ג	uvechag	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	and at feast	and in pilgrimage-festival
`H2282-14`	Deuteronomy 16:16	וּ/בְ/חַ֣ג	uvechag-2	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	and at feast	and in pilgrimage-festival
`H2282-02`	Deuteronomy 31:10	בְּ/חַ֥ג	bechag	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the festival	in the pilgrimage-festival of
`H2282-04`	Judges 21:19	חַג	chag	`HNcmsc`	feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-02`	1 Kings 8:2	בֶּ/חָ֑ג	bechag	`HRd/Ncmsa`	in the feast	in the pilgrimage-festival of
`H2282-11`	1 Kings 8:65	הֶ/חָ֡ג	hechag	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the feast	the pilgrimage festival
`H2282-04`	1 Kings 12:32	חָ֡ג	chag	`HNcmsa`	a feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-12`	1 Kings 12:32	כֶּ/חָ֣ג	kechag	`HRd/Ncmsa`	like the feast	like a pilgrimage-festival
`H2282-04`	1 Kings 12:33	חָג֙	chag	`HNcmsa`	a feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-10`	Isaiah 29:1	חַגִּ֥ים	chagim	`HNcmpa`	feasts	pilgrimage festivals
`H2282-04`	Isaiah 30:29	חָ֑ג	chag	`HNcmsa`	a festival	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-01`	Ezekiel 45:17	בַּ/חַגִּ֤ים	bachagim	`HRd/Ncmpa`	at the feasts	in the pilgrimage festivals
`H2282-04`	Ezekiel 45:21	חָ֕ג	chag	`HNcmsa`	feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-11`	Ezekiel 45:23	הֶ/חָ֜ג	hechag	`HTd/Ncmsa`	of the feast	the pilgrimage festival
`H2282-02`	Ezekiel 45:25	בֶּ/חָ֔ג	bechag	`HRd/Ncmsa`	he shall do	in the pilgrimage-festival of
`H2282-13`	Ezekiel 46:11	וּ/בַ/חַגִּ֣ים	uvachagim	`HC/Rd/Ncmpa`	and-in-the-feasts	and in the pilgrimage festivals
`H2282-05`	Hosea 2:13	חַגָּ֖/הּ	chagah	`HNcmsc/Sp3fs`	her festival	her pilgrimage-festival
`H2282-04`	Hosea 9:5	חַג	chag	`HNcmsc`	of the feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-08`	Amos 5:21	חַגֵּי/כֶ֑ם	chageykhem	`HNcmpc/Sp2mp`	your festivals	your pilgrimage festivals
`H2282-08`	Amos 8:10	חַגֵּי/כֶ֜ם	chageykhem	`HNcmpc/Sp2mp`	your-feasts	your pilgrimage festivals
`H2282-06`	Nahum 2:1	חַגַּ֖יִ/ךְ	chagayikhe	`HNcmpc/Sp2fs`	your feasts	your pilgrimage festivals
`H2282-04`	Zechariah 14:16	חַ֥ג	chag	`HNcmsc`	the feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Zechariah 14:18	חַ֥ג	chag	`HNcmsc`	feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Zechariah 14:19	חַ֥ג	chag	`HNcmsc`	the feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-08`	Malachi 2:3	חַגֵּי/כֶ֑ם	chageykhem	`HNcmpc/Sp2mp`	of your feasts	your pilgrimage festivals
`H2282-07`	Psalms 81:4	חַגֵּֽ/נוּ	chagenu	`HNcmsc/Sp1cp`	of our feast	our pilgrimage-festival
`H2282-04`	Psalms 118:27	חַ֥ג	chag	`HNcmsa`	the-festival	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Ezra 3:4	חַ֥ג	chag	`HNcmsc`	the feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	Ezra 6:22	חַג	chag	`HNcmsc`	feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-02`	Nehemiah 8:14	בֶּ/חָ֖ג	bechag	`HRd/Ncmsa`	in the feast	in the pilgrimage-festival of
`H2282-04`	Nehemiah 8:18	חָג֙	chag	`HNcmsa`	the feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-02`	2 Chronicles 5:3	בֶּ/חָ֑ג	bechag	`HRd/Ncmsa`	at the feast	in the pilgrimage-festival of
`H2282-11`	2 Chronicles 7:8	הֶ֠/חָג	hechag	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the feast	the pilgrimage festival
`H2282-16`	2 Chronicles 7:9	וְ/הֶ/חָ֖ג	vehechag	`HC/Td/Ncmsa`	and the feast	and the pilgrimage-festival
`H2282-02`	2 Chronicles 8:13	בְּ/חַ֧ג	bechag	`HR/Ncmsc`	in feast	in the pilgrimage-festival of
`H2282-14`	2 Chronicles 8:13	וּ/בְ/חַ֥ג	uvechag	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	and in feast	and in pilgrimage-festival
`H2282-14`	2 Chronicles 8:13	וּ/בְ/חַ֥ג	uvechag-2	`HC/R/Ncmsc`	and in feast	and in pilgrimage-festival
`H2282-04`	2 Chronicles 30:13	חַ֥ג	chag	`HNcmsc`	Feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	2 Chronicles 30:21	חַ֧ג	chag	`HNcmsc`	the feast	pilgrimage festival of
`H2282-04`	2 Chronicles 35:17	חַ֥ג	chag	`HNcmsc`	the feast	pilgrimage festival of

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