Quick Definition
Havilah
Biblical Persons & Places
Havilah
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.29;
only referred to as Havilah (חֲוִילָה);
son of Joktan;
a brother of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir and Jobab.
Havilah
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.7;
only referred to as Havilah (חֲוִילָה);
son of Cush;
a brother of Seba, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca and Nimrod.
Havilah
A location in Arabia only mentioned at Gen.2.11;
only referred to as Havilah (חֲוִילָה).
Havilah
Havilah_2
A location first mentioned at Gen.25.18;
only referred to as Havilah (חֲוִילָה).
Strong's Definition
Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men
Derivation: probably from H2342 (חוּל); circular;
KJV Usage: Havilah.
TWOT Reference: 622
Outline of Biblical Usage
Havilah = "circle"
n pr loc
1) a part of Eden through which flowed the river Pison (Araxes); was probably the Grecian Colchis, in the northeast corner of Asia Minor, near the Caspian Sea
2) a district in Arabia of the Ishmaelites named from the 2nd son of Cush; probably the district of Kualan, in the northwestern part of Yemen
n pr m
3) a son of Cush
4) a son of Joktan
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Havilah = "circle"
a part of Eden through which flowed the river Pison (Araxes); was probably the Grecian Colchis, in the northeast corner of Asia Minor, near the Caspian Sea
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חֲוִילָה
chăvý̂ylâh
BDB Definition:
Havilah = circle
1) a part of Eden through which flowed the river Pison (Araxes); was probably the Grecian Colchis, in the northeast corner of Asia Minor, near the Caspian Sea (noun proper locative)
2) a district in Arabia of the Ishmaelites named from the 2nd son of Cush; probably the district of Kualan, in the northwestern part of Yemen (noun proper locative)
3) a son of Cush (noun proper masculine)
4) a son of Joktan (noun proper masculine)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: probably from H2342
Same Word by TWOT Number: 622
Total KJV Occurrences: 7
