חוֹחַchôwach

Meanings

Same root

• חָוָחchâvâch · H2337a dell or crevice (as if pierced in the earth)
• חָחchâch · H2397a ring for the nose (or lips)

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

• 1 Samuel 13:6 The men of Israel saw what a tight spot they were in; and because they were hard pressed by the enemy, they tried to hide in caves, thickets, rocks, holes, and cisterns.
• 2 Kings 14:9 But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: “Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!
• 2 Chronicles 25:18 But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: “Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!
• 2 Chronicles 33:11 So the Lord sent the commanders of the Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner. They put a ring through his nose, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon.
• Job 31:40 then let thistles grow on that land instead of wheat, and weeds instead of barley.” Job’s words are ended.
• Job 41:2 Can you tie it with a rope through the nose or pierce its jaw with a spike?