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H2341 חֲוִילָה (Chăvîylâh) khav-ee-law'
Hebrew
Noun
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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

Bible Occurrences (7)

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