Word Study · Strong's H2397 · Hebrew
חָח
chach
khawkh
Strong's 1890 spelling: châch
“a ring for the nose (or lips)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a ring for the nose (or lips)
Rendered in the KJV as
bracelet, chain, hook.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- חַחִ֜י2
- בַֽחַחִ֖ים1
- בַּֽחַחִ֔ים1
- חָ֣ח1
- חַחִים֙1
- חַחִ֖ים1
How it is rendered · 4
- hook my2
- hooks2
- with the hooks2
- nose ring[s]1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · masculine plural2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural2
- noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpa · 2
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 2
- HRd/Ncmpa · 2
- HNcmsa · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Ezekiel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Ezekiel4 occurrences
- Ezekiel 19:4בַֽחַחִ֖יםvachachimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralWhen the nations heard of him, he was trapped in their pit. With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt.here: with the hooks
- Ezekiel 19:9בַּֽחַחִ֔יםbachachimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralWith hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.here: with the hooks
- Ezekiel 29:4חַחִים֙chachiyimnoun · masculine pluralBut I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales.here: hooks
- Ezekiel 38:4חַחִ֖יםchachimnoun · masculine pluralI will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your horsemen in full armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all brandishing their swords.here: hooks