Hivites חִוִּי

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Mar 28, 2026 · 3m

We are in chapter thirty-three of Exodus with our word for today. חִוִּי Hivi, Hivite. It is used 25 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used to identify a nation of people. The first time our word is used in the Bible it is used to show the original descendants of this nation starting with Noah. Genesis 10:6, 15, 17 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan … Canaan fathered … הַֽחִוִּ֥י the Hivites. We find them living on mount Lebanon. Judges 3:3 the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath. We also find our word used to describe the origin…