muHivi

Tonga (Malawi)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Hivite, from Ecclesiastical Latin Eveum,[1] from Ancient Greek Ευαῖον (Euaîon),[2] from Biblical Hebrew חִוִּי (ḥiûî).[3]

Noun

muHivi class 1 (plural ŵaHivi)

  1. Hivite
    1. (historical) A member of one group of descendants of Canaan, son of Ham, according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 (10:17) in the Bible

References

  1. ^ "Genesis (Genesis) 10 (VUL) - Eveum et Araceum Sineum." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 28 Jul, 2025 <https://www.blueletterbible.org/vul/gen/10/17/t_concif_10017>.
  2. ^ "Γένεσις (Genesis) 10 (LXX) - καὶ τὸν Ευαῖον καὶ τὸν." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 28 Jul, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/lxx/gen/10/17/t_concl_10017>.
  3. ^ "H2340 - ḥiûî - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (lxx)." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 1 Aug, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h2340/lxx/wlc/0-1/>.
  • Bible Society of Malawi, Tonga Bible, 1986

Tumbuka

Etymology

Borrowed from English Hivite, from Ecclesiastical Latin Eveum,[1] from Ancient Greek Ευαῖον (Euaîon),[2] from Biblical Hebrew חִוִּי (ḥiûî).[3]

Noun

muHivi class 1 (plural ŵaHivi class 2)

  1. Hivite
    1. (historical) A member of one group of descendants of Canaan, son of Ham, according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 (10:17) in the Bible.

References

  1. ^ "Genesis (Genesis) 10 (VUL) - Eveum et Araceum Sineum." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 28 Jul, 2025 <https://www.blueletterbible.org/vul/gen/10/17/t_concif_10017>.
  2. ^ "Γένεσις (Genesis) 10 (LXX) - καὶ τὸν Ευαῖον καὶ τὸν." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 28 Jul, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/lxx/gen/10/17/t_concl_10017>.
  3. ^ "H2340 - ḥiûî - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (lxx)." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 1 Aug, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h2340/lxx/wlc/0-1/>.
  • Bible Society of Malawi, New Tumbuka Bible