חֻ֝בְּא֗וּ
𐤇𐤁𐤀𐤅
châbâʼ
they hide themselves
To hide or conceal oneself, to take cover, to withdraw from view, most often used reflexively of a person going into concealment or acting in secrecy. The primary lexical meaning involves intentional movement out of sight, generally for safety, avoidance, or privacy. In some cases, it expresses the idea of an individual hiding themselves in reaction to danger or threat, as well as the deliberate keeping of actions or intentions secret from others.
Job 24:4 · Word #5
Lexicon H2244
| Lemma | חָבָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤁𐤀 |
| Transliteration | châbâʼ |
| Strong's | H2244 |
| Definition | To hide or conceal oneself, to take cover, to withdraw from view, most often used reflexively of a person going into concealment or acting in secrecy. The primary lexical meaning involves intentional movement out of sight, generally for safety, avoidance, or privacy. In some cases, it expresses the idea of an individual hiding themselves in reaction to danger or threat, as well as the deliberate keeping of actions or intentions secret from others. |
Morphology HVPp3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | P — Pual — Intensive passive |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | they hide themselves |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2244-02
they were concealed
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Pual (passive intensive) stem; perfect (completed action); 3rd person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root חבא denotes hiding or withdrawing from sight. In the Pual perfect 3rd person common plural, the verb is passive and completed, indicating that they underwent concealment—hence "they were concealed." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
they hide themselves
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Reflexive meaning is primary here, indicating the afflicted hide themselves. 'They were concealed' is passive and external, but the context supports 'they hide themselves.' |