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hol´oÌ„ (×›Ö¼×£, kaph, × ×‘×‘, naÌ„bhabh): “Hollow†is the translation of kaph, “hollow†(, , “the hollow of his thigh,†the hip-pan or socket, over the sciatic nerve); of naÌ„bhabh, “to be hollow†(; ; ); of shō‛al, “hollow†(, “Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand?†(in handfuls; compare ; )); of makhteÌ„sh, “a mortar,†“socket of a tooth†(from its shape) (, “God clave an (the Revised Version (British and American) “theâ€) hollow place that is in Lehiâ€); of shekÌ£a‛ăruÌ„roÌ„th, probably from kÌ£ā‛ar, “to sink†(, “the walls of the house with hollow strakes,†so the English Revised Version, the American Standard Revised Version “hollow streaks,†depressions); of koiloÌteÌ„s (The Wisdom of Solomon 17:19, “the hollow mountains,†the Revised Version (British and American) “hollows of the mountainsâ€); of koıÌloÌ„ma (2 Macc 1:19, “hollow place of a pit,†the Revised Version (British and American) “hollow of a wellâ€); of antrō̇deÌ„s (2 Macc 2:5, “a hollow cave,†the Revised Version (British and American) “a chamber in the rock,†margin (Greek) “a cavernous chamberâ€).