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Strong's #2659 - חָפַר

Transliteration
châphêr
Phonetics
khaw-fare'
Origin
a primitive root [perhaps rath, the same as (H2658) through the idea of detection]
Parts of Speech
Verb
TWOT
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to be ashamed, be confounded, be abashed, feel abashed

1a) (Qal) to be ashamed, be abashed

1b) (Hiphil) to display shame, demonstrate shame, cause embarrassment

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 1788 ‑ ἐντρέπω (en‑trep'‑o);  1870 ‑ ἐπαισχύνομαι (ep‑ahee‑skhoo'‑nom‑ahee);  2606 ‑ καταγελάω (kat‑ag‑el‑ah'‑o);  2617 ‑ καταισχύνω (kat‑ahee‑skhoo'‑no);  153 ‑ αἰσχύνομαι (ahee‑skhoo'‑nom‑ahee);  3679 ‑ ὀνειδίζω (on‑i‑did'‑zo);  
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KJV (17)
Job 1
Psalms 7
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 4
Jeremiah 2
Micah 1
NAS (15)
Job 1
Psalms 5
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 4
Jeremiah 2
Micah 1
HCS (17)
Job 1
Psalms 7
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 4
Jeremiah 2
Micah 1
BSB (17)
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Psalms 7
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 4
Jeremiah 2
Micah 1
ESV (17)
Job 1
Psalms 7
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Isaiah 4
Jeremiah 2
Micah 1
WEB (16)
Job 1
Psalms 5
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Isaiah 5
Jeremiah 2
Micah 1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2192) rph (ההפר HhPR) AC: Dig CO: Mole AB: ?: A digging in the soil, as a mole, for a well or possibly a treasure. Also a digging into an incident for understanding. [from: pk]

V) rph (ההפר HhPR) - I. Dig:To dig in the ground, also to dig into something as if searching. II. Confuse:To be confused, in the sense of digging for understanding. KJV (39): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) dig, search, paw, seek, confounded, ashamed, shame, confusion, reproach - Strongs: H2658 (חָפַר), H2659 (חָפַר)

cf) rfph (ההפור HhPWR) - Mole: A digger. KJV (1): mole - Strongs: H2661 (חַפַרְפֵּרָה)

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 II. [חָפֵר] verb be abashed, ashamed (ᵑ7חֲפַר Proverbs 13:5, מַחְמְּרָנָא one causing shame Proverbs 19:26; Syriac , especially Aph`el be ashamed, put to shame; Arabic be bashful, shy, bashful; Ethiopic be ashamed, blush) —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular חָֽפְרָה Jeremiah 50:12; וְחָֽפְרָה consecutive Isaiah 24:23; וְחָפֵ֑רָה Jeremiah 15:9; חָֽפְרוּ Psalm 71:24; וְחָֽפְרוּ consecutive Micah 3:7; Imperfect יַחְמְּרוּ Psalm 35:4 4t.; יֶחְמָּ֑רוּ Psalm 34:6; וַיֶּחְמָּ֑רוּ Job 6:20; תַּחְמְּרוּ Isaiah 1:29; — be abashed, ashamed, said of face Psalm 34:6 (avoided by looking to ׳י); elsewhere always "" בּוֺשׁ, of enemies of righteousness Psalm 71:24; Psalm 35:4; Psalm 35:26; Psalm 40:15 = Psalm 70:3; Psalm 83:18; of idolaters Isaiah 1:29; diviners Micah 3:7; of distressed Jerusalem Jeremiah 15:9; so of Babylon Jeremiah 50:12; of moon Isaiah 24:33; be put to shame (disappointment), of caravans looking for water Job 6:20.

Hiph`il Perfect הֶחְמִּיר Isaiah 33:9; Imperfect יַחְמִּיר Proverbs 13:5; תַּחְמִּ֫ירִי Isaiah 54:4; Participle מַחְמִּיר Proverbs 19:26; — display shame, figurative of Lebanon Isaiah 33:9 ("" קָמַ֑ל 'dried up' Che); of Israel Isaiah 54:4 ("" בּוֺשׁ Qal); of an unfilial Song of Solomon , cause shame Proverbs 19:26 ("" מֵבִישׁ); compare Proverbs 13:5 of wicked ("" יבאישׁ: see באשׁ

Hiph`il above).


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Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

חָפַר fut. יַחְפֹּר, Arabic جَفَرَ

(1)  to dig, as a well, a pit, Genesis 21:30, 26:15, seq.; Ecclesiastes 10:8 spoken of a horse, Job 39:21, יַחְפְּרוּ בָעֵמֶק “they dig in the valley.” Virg. Georg. 3:87, 88, “cavat tellurem.” (In the Western languages this power is found in the same letters transposed in the roots grf, glf, as γράφω, χρίμπτω; γλάφω, γλύφω; sCRiBo, sCaLPo, sCuLPo; graben.) Metaph. to dig a pit for, to lay snares, to plot, Psalms 35:7.

(2) to search out, to explore (comp. בָּקַר No. 3, and Sim. Arc. Form., page 62). Job 39:29, “from thence she seeketh the prey;” followed by an acc. to explore (a country), Deuteronomy 1:22; Joshua 2:2, Joshua 2:3. As to Isaiah 2:20, see חֲפַרְפֵּרָה.

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List of Word Forms
הֶחְפִּ֥יר החפיר וְֽיַחְפְּר֥וּ וְחָֽפְרָה֙ וְחָֽפְרוּ֙ וְחָפֵ֑רָה וְיַחְפְּר֑וּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ ׀ וְיַחְפְּרוּ֮ וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃ וְתַ֨חְפְּר֔וּ וַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃ וּמַחְפִּֽיר׃ וחפרה וחפרו ויחפיר׃ ויחפרו ויחפרו׃ ומחפיר׃ ותחפרו חָ֝פְר֗וּ חָפְרָ֖ה חפרה חפרו יֶחְפָּֽרוּ׃ יחפרו׃ תַחְפִּ֑ירִי תחפירי chafeRah chafeRu ḥā·p̄ə·rāh ḥā·p̄ə·rū ḥāp̄ərāh ḥāp̄ərū hechPir heḥ·pîr heḥpîr tachPiri ṯaḥ·pî·rî ṯaḥpîrî ū·maḥ·pîr umachPir ūmaḥpîr vaiyechParu vechafeRah vechafeRu veTachpeRu veyachpeRu veyachPir way·yeḥ·pā·rū wayyeḥpārū wə·ḥā·p̄ê·rāh wə·ḥā·p̄ə·rāh wə·ḥā·p̄ə·rū wə·ṯaḥ·pə·rū wə·yaḥ·pə·rū wə·yaḥ·pîr wəḥāp̄êrāh wəḥāp̄ərāh wəḥāp̄ərū wəṯaḥpərū wəyaḥpərū wəyaḥpîr yechParu yeḥ·pā·rū yeḥpārū
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