H2840 H2840
hubs or naves of wheels; the central part that holds the spokes together
This plural noun with suffix means 'hubs' or 'naves'—the central part of a wheel that gathers the spokes. It appears in 1 Kings 7:33 alongside spokes, rims, and axles in the description of the temple's bronze stands. The hub is the wheel's core, into which spokes are fixed. The term reflects technical vocabulary for elaborate sacred furnishings crafted by Hiram.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In 1 Kings 7:33, the bronze wheels are described with precision: 'their hubs, their spokes, their rims, and their axles—all cast.' The hub is the gathering point where spokes converge, the structural heart of the wheel. Cross-language glosses preserve the technical term: English 'hubs,' Spanish 'cubos' (hubs), French and German 'hubs,' all identifying the central nave that anchors the wheel's structure. 1×
AR["وَ-مِحَاوِرُهَا"]·ben["এবং-তাদের-আরা"]·DE["und-ihr-hubs"]·EN["and-their-hubs"]·FR["et-leur-hubs"]·heb["ו-חישורי-הם"]·HI["और-अरे-उनके"]·ID["dan-nabsnya"]·IT["e-loro-hubs"]·jav["lan-ruji"]·KO["그리고-그것들의-바퀴통들은"]·PT["e-cubos-seus"]·RU["и-ступицы-их"]·ES["y-cubos-de-ellas"]·SW["na-viini-vyake"]·TR["ve-işperleri"]·urd["اور-دھرے اُن کے"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [חִשּׁוּר] n.[m.] nave, hub of a wheel (which gathers in the spokes)—pl. sf. חִשֻּׁרֵיהֶם 1 K 7:33.