2283. chagga
Berean Strong's Lexicon
chagga: Feast, Festival

Original Word: חַגָּא
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: chagga
Pronunciation: khag-gaw'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-gaw')
Definition: Feast, Festival
Meaning: vertigo, fear

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָגַג (chagag), which means "to celebrate" or "to hold a feast."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint and the New Testament is ἑορτή (heortē), which also means "feast" or "festival." This term appears in contexts such as John 7:2 (BSB), "But soon it was time for the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles."

Usage: The term "chagga" refers to a festival or feast, often associated with religious celebrations in ancient Israel. It is used to denote times of communal gathering, worship, and celebration, typically involving sacrifices, offerings, and joyous activities. These feasts were central to the religious and social life of the Israelites, serving as times of remembrance, thanksgiving, and covenant renewal.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, feasts were integral to the religious calendar, marking significant events in the nation's history and agricultural cycles. The major feasts included Passover (Pesach), the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot), and the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot). These festivals were times of pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where the Israelites would gather to worship at the Temple. The feasts were not only religious observances but also times of social unity and cultural identity, reinforcing the community's relationship with God and each other.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a reeling
NASB Translation
terror (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חָגָּא noun [feminine] reeling (Aramaism for חגה Ew§ 173 b, by copyist's error Di) — וְהָֽיְתָהל֗֗֗מצרים ׳לח Isaiah 19:17 and the land of Judah shall become to Egypt a reeling, i.e. Egypt shall reel in terror at the sight of it ("" יִפְחָ֑ד; this meaning may either be from an original sense of חגג, or = be excited as at a חָג, compare חנג 3).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
terror

From an unused root meaning to revolve (compare chagag); properly, vertigo, i.e. (figuratively) fear -- terror.

see HEBREW chagag

Forms and Transliterations
לְחָגָּ֔א לחגא lə·ḥāg·gā lechagGa ləḥāggā
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Englishman's Concordance
Isaiah 19:17
HEB: יְהוּדָ֤ה לְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לְחָגָּ֔א כֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר
NAS: will become a terror to Egypt;
KJV: of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt,
INT: of Judah to Egypt A terror everyone to whom

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 2283
1 Occurrence


lə·ḥāg·gā — 1 Occ.
















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