Strong’s H2348 · Hebrew
חוֹף
chôwph
khofe
Definition
a cove (as a sheltered bay)
Etymology
from an unused root meaning to cover;
Where the KJV renders it
- coast (of the sea)
- haven
- shore
- (sea-) side
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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