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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #2287 - חָגַג

Transliteration

châgag

Phonetics

khaw-gag'

Origin

a primitive root [compare (H2283), (H2328)]

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

602

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to hold a feast, hold a festival, make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast, celebrate, dance, stagger
1. (Qal)
  1. to keep a pilgrim-feast
  2. to reel

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1858 ‑ ἑορτάζω (heh‑or‑tad'‑zo); 5015 ‑ ταράσσω (tar‑as'‑so);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (16)

Exodus 4

Leviticus 3

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

Psalms 2

Nahum 1

Zechariah 3

BSB (15)

Exodus 4

Leviticus 3

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

Psalms 2

Nahum 1

Zechariah 3

CSB (15)

Exodus 4

Leviticus 3

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

Psalms 2

Nahum 1

Zechariah 3

ESV (16)

Exodus 4

Leviticus 3

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

Psalms 2

Nahum 1

Zechariah 3

KJV (16)

Exodus 4

Leviticus 3

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

Psalms 2

Nahum 1

Zechariah 3

LEB (16)

Exodus 4

Leviticus 3

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

Psalms 2

Nahum 1

Zechariah 3

LSB (23)

Exodus 8

Leviticus 3

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 3

1 Samuel 1

Psalms 3

Nahum 1

Zechariah 3

N95 (17)

Exodus 6

Leviticus 3

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 2

1 Samuel 1

Nahum 1

Zechariah 3

NAS (24)

Exodus 6

Leviticus 3

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 2

1 Samuel 1

Psalms 3

Nahum 1

Zechariah 3

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (15)

Exodus 3

Leviticus 3

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 1

1 Samuel 1

Psalms 2

Nahum 1

Zechariah 3

ASV (16)

and dancing 1

and to keep 1

and ye shall keep 3

keep 1

keeping holyday 1

shalt thou keep a feast 1

that they may hold a feast 1

they reel to and fro 1

thou shalt keep a feast 1

to keep 2

ye shall keep 2

ye shall keep it a feast 1

BSB (15)

and celebrating 1

and to celebrate 1

and you are to celebrate 1

and you shall observe 1

celebrate 1

so that they may hold a feast 1

the procession 1

they reeled 1

to celebrate 2

you are to celebrate 3

you are to celebrate a feast 1

you shall celebrate a feast 1

CSB (15)

celebrate 10

celebrating 1

festival 3

reeled 1

ESV (16)

celebrate 3

dancing 1

feast 4

keep 6

keeping festival 1

reeled 1

KJV (16)

celebrate 1

dancing 1

feast 4

fro 1

holyday 1

keep 8

LEB (16)

and celebrate 1

and dancing because of 1

and you must hold 1

and you will celebrate 1

and you will hold a religious feast 1

celebrate 1

celebrating a festival 1

so that they may hold a festival 1

they reeled 1

to celebrate 2

you must hold it 1

you shall celebrate your feast 1

you shall hold yahweh 1

you will celebrate 1

you will hold a festival for me 1

LSB (23)

a 3

celebrate 13

celebrating 1

feast 3

festival 1

keeping 1

staggered 1

N95 (17)

celebrate 12

dancing 1

feast 3

observe 1

NAS (24)

a 4

celebrate 13

celebrating 2

feast 3

festival 1

reeled 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (15)

and dancing 1

and to keep 1

and you shall keep 2

keep 1

keeping a holy day 1

they reel back and forth 1

to keep 2

you shall keep 3

you shall keep a feast 1

you shall keep it a feast 1

you shall observe a feast 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1164) c h (ההג HhG) AC: Feast CO: Circle AB: Terror: The pictograph h is a picture of a wall representing outside. The c is a picture of a foot and represents a gathering. Combined these mean "outside gathering". The gathering together for a festival, usually in the form of a circle for dancing and feasting. (eng: hug - as an encircling; circ - an exchange of the h and c and the g and c; cog - an exchange of the h and c)

A) c h (ההג HhG) AC: ? CO: Feast AB: ?: The participants of a festival would gather together and dance in a circle.

N^m) c h (ההג HhG) - Feast: KJV (62): feast, sacrifice - Strongs: H2282 (חָג)

B) c c h (ההגג HhGG) AC: ? CO: Feast AB: ?: The participants of a festival would gather together and dance in a circle.

V) c c h (ההגג HhGG) - Feast: KJV (16): (vf: Paal) keep, feast, celebrate, dance, holyday, reel to and fro - Strongs: H2287 (חָגַג)

E) a c h (ההגא HhGA) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Terror: A spinning around in fear.

N^f) a c h (ההגא HhGA) - Terror: KJV (1): terror - Strongs: H2283 (חָגָּא)

J) c f h (ההוג HhWG) AC: ? CO: Circle AB: ?

V) c f h (ההוג HhWG) - Circle: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) compassed - Strongs: H2328 (חוּג)

N^m) c f h (ההוג HhWG) - Circle: KJV (3): circle, circuit, compass - Strongs: H2329 (חוּג)

k^f1) e c f h m (מההוגה MHhWGH) - Compass: An instrument for making a circle. KJV (1): compass - Strongs: H4230 (מְחוּגָה)

K) f c h (ההגו HhGW) AC: ? CO: Refuge AB: ?: A place where one is encircled by a wall.

N^m) f c h (ההגו HhGW) - Cleft: A refuge in the rock. KJV (3): cleft - Strongs: H2288 (חָגוּ)

Adopted Roots:

A2147 R c h (Bind, Belt)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[חָגַג] verb make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast (Arabic

betake oneself to or towards an object of reverence; make a pilgrimage to Mecaa; Sabean חגג make pilgrimage SabDenkm^{86. compare 85}; Syriac

celebrate a feast. In Palmyrene חגגו is proper name Vog^{No. 61}; compare also Phoenician proper name חגי, חגת); —

Qal Perfect 2 masculine plural חַגֹּתֶם Exodus 12:14 2t.; Imperfect 2 masculine singular תָּחֹג Exodus 23:14; Deuteronomy 16:15; 3 masculine plural יָח֫וֺגּוּ Psalm 107:27 (Bö^{§ 1118} (2)); וְיָחֹ֫גּוּ Exodus 5:1; 2 masculine plural תָּחֹ֫גּוּ Leviticus 23:39,41; suffix תְּחָגֻּ֫הוּ Exodus 12:14; Imperative feminine חָגִּי Nahum 2:1; Infinitive construct חֹג Zechariah 14:18 + 2t., Participle חוֺגֵג Psalm 42:5; plural חֹגְַגִים 1 Samuel 30:16; —

1 keep a pilgrim-feast, absolute Exodus 5:1 (JE) of one proposed by Moses; שׁלשׁרגלים תחג לי three times shalt thou make pilgrimage unto me (in the year) Exodus 23:14 (covt. code); of pilgrim-feasts in General Nahum 2:1, the Passover Exodus 12:14 (P); elsewhere feast of Booths; all celebrated in part by sacred processions and dances; המון חוגג Psalm 42:5 multitude keeping festival (led by the Psalmist in procession); חגגחג Leviticus 23:39 (H), Numbers 29:12 (P), Nahum 2:1; Zechariah 14:16,18,19; חגג אתו חג Exodus 12:14 (P), Leviticus 23:41 (H); אתוֺ Leviticus 23:41 (H); suffix Exodus 12:14 (P).

2 behave as at aחָג 1 Samuel 30:16 (of the Amalekites when surprised by David i.e. enjoying themselves merrily, Dr; others, circling in the sacred dance).

3 reel, in giddiness on the sea Psalm 107:27 (compare חָגָּא Isaiah 19:17); this either points to an earlier meaning of v; or better, the Psalm being late, means reel as from festival excesses ("" וְיָנוּעוּ כַשִּׁכּוֺר).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

חָגַג (kindred to the root חוּג) to go round in a circle, hence

(1) to dance, 1 Samuel 30:16.

(2) to keep a festival, from the idea of leaping, and dancing in sacred dances, Exodus 5:1; Leviticus 23:41 especially of a public assembly, Psal. 42:5. (Syriac ܚܰܓܐܳ, ܚܰܓܝܺ id. Arabic حَجَّ to go to Mecca, as a Hadj or pilgrim, to keep the public festival.)

(3) to reel, to be giddy, used of drunkards, Psalms 107:27 applied to a Person terrified, whence חָגָּא fear. Hence are derived חָג, חָגָּא and the proper names חַגַּי, חַגִּי, חַגִּיָה, חַגִּית.

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List of Word Forms

וְחַגֹּתֶ֤ם וְחַגֹּתֶ֥ם וְחֹ֣גְגִ֔ים וְיָחֹ֥גּוּ וְלָחֹ֖ג וחגגים וחגתם ויחגו ולחג חָגִּ֧י חגי חוֹגֵֽג׃ חוגג׃ יָח֣וֹגּוּ יחוגו לָחֹ֖ג לחג תְּחָגֻּֽהוּ׃ תָּחֹ֥ג תָּחֹ֥גּוּ תָּחֹג֙ תחג תחגהו׃ תחגו chagGi choGeg ḥāg·gî ḥāggî ḥō·w·ḡêḡ ḥōwḡêḡ lā·ḥōḡ laChog lāḥōḡ tā·ḥōḡ tā·ḥōg·gū taChog taChoggu tāḥōḡ tāḥōggū tə·ḥāg·gu·hū techagGuhu təḥāgguhū vechaggoTem veChogeGim velaChog veyaChoggu wə·ḥag·gō·ṯem wə·ḥō·ḡə·ḡîm wə·lā·ḥōḡ wə·yā·ḥōg·gū wəḥaggōṯem wəḥōḡəḡîm wəlāḥōḡ wəyāḥōggū yā·ḥō·w·gū yaChogu yāḥōwgū