Strong’s H2272 · Hebrew
חֲבַרְבֻּרָה
chăbarburâh
khab-ar-boo-raw'
Definition
a streak (like a line), as on the tiger
Etymology
by reduplication from H2266 (חָבַר);
Where the KJV renders it
- spot
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