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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H2287 - Feast

Strong's No.:H2287

Hebrew:חָגַג

Transliteration:châgag

Phonetic:khaw-gag'

Word Origin:A primitive root (compare {H2283 } H2328)

Bible Usage:{celebrate} {dance} ({keep} hold) a (solemn) feast ({holiday}) reel to and fro.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

properly to move in a {circle} that {is} (specifically) to march in a sacred {procession} to observe a festival; by implication to be giddy


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to hold a feast, hold a festival, make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast, celebrate, dance, stagger

a. (Qal)

1. to keep a pilgrim-feast

2. to reel


Bible References:
Feast

Translation
Occurrences:
celebrate ( 1 )
dancing ( 1 )
feast ( 4 )
fro ( 1 )
holyday ( 1 )
keep ( 8 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.