- Original: מחבא מחבא - Transliteration: Machabe' - Phonetic: makh-ab-ay' - Definition: 1. hiding place 2. (TWOT) bosom - Origin: from H2244 - TWOT entry: 588a,589a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H2244 ; a refuge: - hiding (lurking) place. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • place, 1 Isaiah 32:2 • places, 1 1 Samuel 23:23