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H2288 חֲגָו (chăgâv) khag-awv'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from an unused root meaning to take refuge; a rift in rocks

KJV Usage: cleft

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חֲגָוִים (cha.gav) — cleft. clefts, places of concealment, retreats

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m

Landforms

Collocation: חַגְוֵי הַסֶּלַע · חַגְוֵי־סֶּלַע

clefts of rock = area that is difficult to reach, ◄ located within mountains or rocks, ► which people may use as a temporary or permanent dwelling-place; ≈ and is regarded as relatively safe

SNG 2:14 · JER 49:16 · OBA 1:3

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[חֲגָוִים] n.m.pl. places of concealment, retreats base

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