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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #2664 - חָפַשׂ

Transliteration

châphaś

Phonetics

khaw-fas'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

716

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to search, search for, to search out, disguise oneself

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to search for

1a2) to think out, devise

1a3) to search, test

1b) (Niphal) to be searched out, be exposed

1c) (Piel) to search, search through, search for

1d) (Pual) to be searched for, be sought out

1e) (Hithpael)

1e1) to disguise oneself

1e2) to let oneself be searched for

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2611 ‑ καταδέω (kat‑ad‑eh'‑o); 2619 ‑ κατακαλύπτω (kat‑ak‑al‑oop'‑to); 2901 ‑ κραταιόω (krat‑ah‑yo'‑o); 4028 ‑ περικαλύπτω (per‑ee‑kal‑oop'‑to); 2045 ‑ ἐραυνάω (er‑yoo‑nah'‑o); 2045 ‑ ἐραυνάω (er‑yoo‑nah'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

KJV (23)

Genesis

1 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Lamentations

Amos

Obadiah

Zephaniah

NAS (23)

Genesis

1 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Lamentations

Amos

Obadiah

Zephaniah

HCS (23)

Genesis

1 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Lamentations

Amos

Obadiah

Zephaniah

BSB (23)

Genesis

1 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Lamentations

Amos

Obadiah

Zephaniah

ESV (22)

Genesis

1 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Lamentations

Amos

Zephaniah

WEB (24)

Genesis

1 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Lamentations

Amos

Obadiah

Zephaniah

Verse Results

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2189) x p h (ההפס HhPS) AC: Search CO: ? AB: ?: [from: ph- searching for something of value]

V) x p h (ההפס HhPS) - Search: [df: Vpx] KJV (23): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hitpael, Pual, Piel) search, disguise, search, change, diligent, hidden - Strongs: H2664 (חָפַשׂ)

N^m ) x p h (ההפס HhPS) - Search: [df: Vpx] KJV (1): search - Strongs: H2665 (חֵפֶשׂ)

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

חָפַשׂ to search for [“LXX. σκάλλω, Psalms 76:7. Ch. and Sam. חֲפַס, id. Kindred perhaps to חָפַר, the ר and ש being interchanged”]. Always in Kal metaph. to seek out, e.g. wisdom. Proverbs 2:4 comp. Proverbs 20:7. Psalms 64:7, יַחְפְּשׂוּ עוֹלוֹת “they devise wicked things.” (In Chald. and Sam. the proper sense is that of digging the ground, searching in the earth, comp. חָפַר No. I. 2.)

Niphal pass. to be sought out, Obadiah 1:6.

Piel, to search, Genesis 31:35, 44:12 followed by an acc. 1 Samuel 23:23 to search through, 1 Kings 20:6; Zephaniah 1:12. Metaph. once Psalms 77:7, וַיְחַפֵּשׂ רוּחִי “and my spirit made diligent search.”

Pual

(1) to be sought, hence to let one’s self be sought for; to hide one’s self, Proverbs 28:12 compare verse 28 Proverbs 28:28 and Hithpael.

(2) to be devised, Psalms 64:7.

Hithpael, properly to allow one’s self to be sought for; to hide one’s self (see Pual No. 1), hence to feign one’s self to be another, to disguise one’s self. 1 Samuel 28:8. 1 Kings 20:38, וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ בָּֽאֲפֵר עַל־עֵינָיו “and he disguised himself, having a bandage over his eyes.” 1 Kings 22:30. Job 30:18, בְּרָב־כֹּחַ יִתְחַפֵּשׂ לְבוּשִׁי “by (its) great power my garment (i.e. skin) is changed,” comp. verse 19 Job 30:19.

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List of Word Forms

אֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ אֲחַפֵּ֥שׂ אחפש הִתְחַפֵּ֔שׂ הִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ התחפש וְחִפְּשׂוּ֙ וְחִפַּשְׂתִּ֣י וַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂ וַיְחַפֵּ֥שׂ וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂ וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ וחפשו וחפשתי ויחפש ויתחפש חֵ֣פֶשׂ חַפְּשׂ֤וּ חֹ֝פֵ֗שׂ חפש חפשו יְחֻפַּ֥שׂ יִתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ יַֽחְפְּֽשׂוּ־ יחפש יחפשו־ יתחפש נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּ נַחְפְּשָׂ֤ה נחפשה נחפשו תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃ תחפשנה׃ ’ă·ḥap·pêś ’ăḥappêś achapPes chappeSu Chefes choFes ḥap·pə·śū ḥappəśū ḥê·p̄eś ḥêp̄eś hiṯ·ḥap·pêś hitchapPes hiṯḥappêś ḥō·p̄êś ḥōp̄êś nachpeSah naḥ·pə·śāh naḥpəśāh nechpeSu neḥ·pə·śū neḥpəśū tachpeSennah taḥ·pə·śen·nāh taḥpəśennāh vaiyitchapPes vaychapPes vechippasTi vechippeSu way·ḥap·pêś way·yiṯ·ḥap·pêś wayḥappêś wayyiṯḥappêś wə·ḥip·paś·tî wə·ḥip·pə·śū wəḥippaśtî wəḥippəśū yachpesu yaḥ·pə·śū- yaḥpəśū- yə·ḥup·paś yechupPas yəḥuppaś yiṯ·ḥap·pêś yitchapPes yiṯḥappêś

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