Strong’s H2348 · Hebrew

חוֹף
chôwph
khofe

Definition

a cove (as a sheltered bay)

Etymology

from an unused root meaning to cover;

How the KJV renders it

  • coast (of the sea)
  • haven
  • shore
  • (sea-) side

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.