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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #2644 - חָפָא

Transliteration

châphâʼ

Phonetics

khaw-faw'

Origin

an orthographical variation of (H2645)

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

706

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

(Piel) to cover, do secretly

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 294 ‑ ἀμφιέννυμι (am‑fee‑en'‑noo‑mee);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (1)

2 Kings 1

BSB (1)

2 Kings 1

CSB (1)

2 Kings 1

ESV (1)

2 Kings 1

KJV (1)

2 Kings 1

LEB (1)

2 Kings 1

LSB (2)

2 Kings 2

N95 (2)

2 Kings 2

NAS (2)

2 Kings 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

2 Kings 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1178) p h (ההפ HhP) AC: Cover CO: Cover AB: Innocent: The pictograph h is a picture of a wall. The p is a mouth meaning "open". Combined these mean "wall opened". The tent is opened to allow one into its covering for protection. Anyone entering a tent will be protected at all costs by the owner. A secret is something that is covered and hidden. A haven as a place covered over for protection.

A) p h (ההפ HhP) AC: Cover CO: ? AB: Innocent

N^m ) p h (ההפ HhP) - Innocent: One whose actions are covered. KJV (1): innocent - Strongs: H2643 (חַף)

B) p p h (ההפפ HhPP) AC: Cover CO: ? AB: ?: A cover of protection.

V) p p h (ההפפ HhPP) - Cover: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) cover - Strongs: H2653 (חָפַף)

E) a p h (ההפא HhPA) AC: Cover CO: ? AB: ?: Something that is covered and hidden.

V) a p h (ההפא HhPA) - Cover: KJV (1): (vf: Piel) secretly - Strongs: H2644 (חָפָא)

H) e p h (ההפה HhPH) AC: Cover CO: ? AB: ?

V) e p h (ההפה HhPH) - Cover: KJV (12): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Piel) cover, overlay, cieled - Strongs: H2645 (חָפָה)

J) p f h (ההופ HhWP) AC: Cover CO: ? AB: ?: A covered or hidden place for protection.

N^m) p f h (ההופ HhWP) - Shore: A place covered. KJV (7): haven, shore, coast, side - Strongs: H2348 (חוֹף)

N^f1) e p f h (ההופה HhWPH) - Canopy: A covering. KJV (3): chamber, closet, defence - Strongs: H2646 (חֻפָּה)

L) p h i (יההפ YHhP) AC: Uncover CO: ? AB: ?

N^m ) p h i (יההפ YHhP) - Barefoot: An uncovered foot. KJV (5): barefoot, unshod - Strongs: H3182 (יָחֵף)

Adopted Roots:

A2098 P h d (Push)
A2188 Z p h (Haste)
A2189 X p h (Search)
A2191 Y p h (Delight)
A2283 R p k (Cover, Lid, Atonement)
A2284 S p k (Cover)
A2763 P h r (Flutter)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[חָפָא] verb do secretly (properly cover, = חפה, q. v.); — only

Pi`el Imperfect וַיְחַמְּאוּד֗֗֗ברים and they did things secretly 2 Kings 17:9.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

חָפָא prob. i.q. חָפָה and חָפַף No. I, to cover; whence Piel, to do secretly [“i.e. to act perfidiously”], 2 Kings 17:9.

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List of Word Forms

וַיְחַפְּא֣וּ ויחפאו vaychappeU way·ḥap·pə·’ū wayḥappə’ū