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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2329. חוּג (chug) -- Circle, circuit, compass</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2329.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/proverbs/8-27.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2329.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2329</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2328.htm" title="2328">◄</a> 2329. chug <a href="../hebrew/2330.htm" title="2330">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chug: Circle, circuit, compass</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חוּג</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chuwg<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khoog<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khoog)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Circle, circuit, compass<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a circle<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root חוּג (chug), which means to encircle or encompass.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "chug" is "γῦρος" (gyros), which also means circle or circuit.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "chug" primarily denotes a circle or a circuit. It is used to describe the circular nature of the earth or the heavens, emphasizing the completeness and perfection of God's creation. The term can also imply the idea of a boundary or limit, as seen in its usage in the context of the earth's horizon or the heavens.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cosmology, the concept of a circular earth or heavens was common. The Hebrews, like their neighbors, understood the world in terms of a flat disc with a dome-like sky above. The use of "chug" in the Hebrew Bible reflects this understanding, while also highlighting the sovereignty and creative power of God, who establishes the boundaries of the earth and the heavens.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2328.htm">chug</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>vault, horizon<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>circle (2), vault (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">חוּג</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>vault</b></font>; — only of vault of the heavens <font class="hebrew2">חוּג שׁמים התהלך</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/22-14.htm">Job 22:14</a>; <font class="hebrew2">בְּחֻקֿוֺ חוּג עלֿ</font> <font class="hebrew2">תהום</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">פנ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/8-27.htm">Proverbs 8:27</a>; <font class="hebrew2">הישֵׁב עַלחֿוּג הארץ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a>. <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>circle, circuit, compass <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2328.htm">chuwg</a>; a circle -- circle, circuit, compass. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2328.htm">chuwg</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְח֥וּג וחוג ח֝֗וּג ח֣וּג חוג Chug ḥūḡ veChug wə·ḥūḡ wəḥūḡ<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/job/22-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 22:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֶ֑ה <b> וְח֥וּג </b> שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And He walks <span class="itali">on the vault</span> of heaven.'<br><a href="/kjvs/job/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not; and he walketh <span class="itali">in the circuit</span> of heaven.<br><a href="/interlinear/job/22-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cannot see <span class="itali">the vault</span> of heaven walks<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/8-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 8:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָ֑נִי בְּח֥וּקוֹ <b> ח֝֗וּג </b> עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> When He inscribed <span class="itali">a circle</span> on the face<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I [was] there: when he set <span class="itali">a compass</span> upon the face<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/8-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he inscribed <span class="itali">A circle</span> on the face<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/40-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 40:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַיֹּשֵׁב֙ עַל־ <b> ח֣וּג </b> הָאָ֔רֶץ וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/40.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> above <span class="itali">the circle</span> of the earth,<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [It is] he that sitteth <span class="itali">upon the circle</span> of the earth,<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/40-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sits above <span class="itali">the circle</span> of the earth inhabitants<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2329.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2329.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2329<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chug_2329.htm">ḥūḡ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vechug_2329.htm">wə·ḥūḡ — 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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