Word Study · Strong's H2341 · Hebrew
חֲוִילָה
Chavilah
khav-ee-law'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Chăvîylâh
“Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men
Rendered in the KJV as
Havilah.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- חֲוִילָ֖ה2
- הַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה1
- וַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה1
- וַחֲוִילָ֔ה1
- מֵֽחֲוִילָ֜ה1
- מֵֽחֲוִילָה֙1
How it is rendered · 4
- and Havilah2
- from Havilah2
- Havilah2
- the Havilah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
- proper noun (a name)2
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2
- the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Npm · 2
- HNpm · 2
- HR/Npl · 2
- HTd/Npl · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Genesis4 occurrences
- Genesis 2:11הַֽחֲוִילָ֔הhachavilahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.here: the Havilah
- Genesis 10:7וַֽחֲוִילָ֔הvachavilahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.here: and Havilah
- Genesis 10:29חֲוִילָ֖הchavilahproper noun (a name)Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.here: Havilah
- Genesis 25:18מֵֽחֲוִילָ֜הmechavilahpreposition + proper noun (a name)Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.here: from Havilah
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 1:9וַחֲוִילָ֔הvachavilahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.here: and Havilah
- 1 Chronicles 1:23חֲוִילָ֖הchavilahproper noun (a name)Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.here: Havilah