יְחֻבָּה

𐤉𐤇𐤁𐤄

Yechubah

H3160 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חבה to hide, to cover, to shelter

Definition

Proper name: Yᵉchubbâh, a personal name occurring in genealogical lists, likely meaning 'she is hidden' or 'concealed', derived from the root חבה ('to hide, cover'). The term is only used as a name and does not serve as a common noun or verb in biblical Hebrew.

Semantic Range

proper name (Yᵉchubbâh), 'she is hidden', used only as a personal name of an Israelite woman; no common noun or verbal use in the Hebrew Bible

Root / Etymology

From the root חבה (ḥ-b-h), meaning 'to hide' or 'to cover'. יְחֻבָּה is a feminine form, possibly a rare proper name formation, indicating 'she is hidden' or 'concealed.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

יְחֻבָּה appears in 1 Chronicles 7:24 as the name of a woman, a descendant in the tribe of Ephraim. It is not a general term, but strictly a proper name in the biblical text. The meaning of the name derives from the root חבה, but there are no surviving traditions or further uses of the word outside this genealogical context. English Bibles have sometimes rendered the name as Jechubbah or Jehubbah, but the Hebrew meaning ('she is hidden') is preserved only in the original. The use of such a name may reflect a personal or situational description, but this is not further explained in the text.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from חָבָה; hidden; Jechubbah, an Israelite; Jehubbah.

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Root Family

חבה (ḥ-b-h) — to hide, to cover, to shelter

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2247 חָבָה Hide yourself
H2252 חֲבַיָּה Yah has hidden
H2253 חֶבְיוֹן hiding-place of
H2327 חוֹבָה Chovah, Refuge-Place
H5147 נַחְבִּי Hidden-one

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3160-02 יחבה ychvh HNp Jehubbah She-is-Hidden 1
H3160-01 וְ/חֻבָּ֥ה vechubah HC/Np Hubbah She Is Hidden 1

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3160-02 1 Chronicles 7:34 יחבה ychvh HNp Jehubbah She-is-Hidden
H3160-01 1 Chronicles 7:34 וְ/חֻבָּ֥ה vechubah HC/Np Hubbah She Is Hidden