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It is a term that appears in the context of describing valuable and ornamental stones, often used in settings of wealth and beauty.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, precious stones were highly valued for their beauty and rarity. They were often used in the adornment of high-status individuals, religious artifacts, and places of worship. The use of gems and precious stones is frequently mentioned in the context of the priestly garments, the construction of the Temple, and in descriptions of heavenly visions. These stones were not only symbols of wealth but also carried spiritual significance, often representing divine beauty and glory.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/3051.htm">yahab</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a gift<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>gifts (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">הַבְהָב</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>gift</b></font> (? on form, then compare <font class="hebrew2">צאצא</font> Ges<sup>§ 84b</sup> viii; but meaning (and v) dubious; possibly from Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">הִבְהֵב</font> <em>roast</em>, Levy<sup>NHWB i. 447 b</sup>) — only plural suffix: <font class="hebrew2">זִבְחֵי הַבְהָבַי יִזְבְּהוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/hosea/8-13.htm">Hosea 8:13</a> <em>as the sacrifices of my</em> <em>gifts</em> (= <em>my sacrificial gifts</em>, so Che) <em>they sacrifice flesh.</em> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>offering <p>By reduplication from <a href="/hebrew/3051.htm">yahab</a>; gift (in sacrifice), i.e. Holocaust -- offering. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3051.htm">yahab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַבְהָבַ֗י הבהבי haḇ·hā·ḇay haḇhāḇay havhaVai<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/hosea/8-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 8:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> זִבְחֵ֣י <b> הַבְהָבַ֗י </b> יִזְבְּח֤וּ בָשָׂר֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> As for My sacrificial <span class="itali">gifts,</span> They sacrifice<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [for] the sacrifices <span class="itali">of mine offerings,</span> and eat<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/8-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my sacrificial <span class="itali">gifts</span> sacrifice the flesh<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1890.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1890.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1890<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/havhavai_1890.htm">haḇ·hā·ḇay — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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