Quick Definition
Hivite
Biblical Persons & Places
Hivites
People from Hiv(?)
People from Hiv(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.17;
only referred to as Hivites (חִוִּי);
descended from Canaan along with Sidon, Heth, Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.
Strong's Definition
a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine
Derivation: perhaps from H2333 (חַוָּה); a villager;
KJV Usage: Hivite.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Hivite = "villagers"
1) 6th generation of descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham, who were living in northern Canaan near Mount Hermon at the time of the conquest
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Someone descended from Hiv(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.17; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Girgashite (H1622), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577)
§ Hivite = "villagers"
6th generation of descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham, who were living in northern Canaan near Mount Hermon at the time of the conquest
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חִוִּי
chivvý̂y
BDB Definition:
Hivite = villagers
1) 6th generation of descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham, who were living in northern Canaan near Mount Hermon at the time of the conquest
Part of Speech: noun patrial masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: perhaps from H2333
Total KJV Occurrences: 25