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Lexicon :: Strong's H2658 - ḥāp̄ar

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חָפַר
Transliteration
ḥāp̄ar
Pronunciation
khaw-far'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 714

Strong’s Definitions

חָפַר châphar, khaw-far'; a primitive root; properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore:—dig, paw, search out, seek.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H2658 in the following manner: dig (17x), search out (3x), paweth (1x), seeketh (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H2658 in the following manner: dig (17x), search out (3x), paweth (1x), seeketh (1x).

  1. to dig, search for

    1. (Qal)

      1. to dig

      2. to search, search out, explore

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָפַר châphar, khaw-far'; a primitive root; properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore:—dig, paw, search out, seek.
STRONGS H2658: Abbreviations
† I. חָפַר verb dig, search for (Arabic حَغَرَ id.; Aramaic חֲפַר, rfpo, id.; Late Hebrew חֵפֶר act of digging) —
Qal Perfect ח׳ Job 39:29; וְחָפַרְתָּ֫ Job 11:18; וְחָפַרְתָּ֫ה Deuteronomy 23:14; חָפַרְתִּי Genesis 21:30; חָֽפְרוּ Genesis 26:18 + 2 times; חָפָ֑רוּ Genesis 26:32; חֲפָרוּהָ Numbers 21:18; Imperfect וַיַּחְפֹּר Genesis 26:18, 22; וַיַּחְפְּרֵהוּ Psalm 7:16; וָאֶחְפֹּר Jeremiah 13:7; יַחְפְּרוּ Job 39:21 (but read יַחְפֹּר so Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate Syriac Version Di) Deuteronomy 1:22; וַיַּחְפְּרוּ Genesis 26:19 + 2 times; וַיַּחְפְּרֻהוּ Job 3:21; Infinitive construct לַחְפֹּר Joshua 2:2, 3+ Isaiah 2:20 (compare below); Participle חֹפֵר Ecclesiastes 10:8; —
1. dig:
a. a well, with accusative בְּאֵר Genesis 21:30 (E), Genesis 26:15, 18 (twice in verse); Genesis 26:19, 21, 22, 32 (J), Numbers 21:18 (E); compare Exodus 7:24 (E); dig (a hole, implied as object) Deuteronomy 23:14; a pit, with hostile purpose, as snare or trap, figurative of malicious plan, with accusative בּוֺר Psalm 7:16 (|| כָּרָה); so with accusative גומץ Ecclesiastes 10:8, compare [שַׁחַת] לְנַפְשִׁי ח׳ Psalm 35:7; of horse, dig, i.e. paw the ground, בָּעֵמֶק יַחְפֹּר Job 39:21 (so read, see above) he paweth in the valley (compare Arabic حَافِرً hoof).
b. dig for something hidden, with accusative Job 3:21 (figurative of longing for death), Jeremiah 13:7 (no object expressed)
2. search, search out, explore, with accusative הָאָרֶץ Joshua 2:3 (twice in verse) (JE), Deuteronomy 1:22; of eagle, search for food, with accusative אֹכֶל ח׳ Job 39:29, with especially reference to keen vision (|| מֵרָחוֺק עֵינָיו יַבִּיטוּ); so＝search or look carefully about before going to rest Job 11:18 (no object). — לַחְפֹּר Isaiah 2:20 see H2661 חֲפַרְפָּרָה below.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

21:30; 21:30; 26:15; 26:18; 26:18; 26:18; 26:19; 26:19; 26:21; 26:22; 26:22; 26:32; 26:32

Exodus

7:24

Numbers

21:18; 21:18

Deuteronomy

1:22; 1:22; 23:14; 23:14

Joshua

2:2; 2:3; 2:3

Job

3:21; 3:21; 11:18; 11:18; 39:21; 39:21; 39:29; 39:29

Psalms

7:16; 7:16; 35:7

Ecclesiastes

10:8; 10:8

Isaiah

2:20; 2:20

Jeremiah

13:7; 13:7

H2658

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Strong's Number H2658 matches the Hebrew חָפַר (ḥāp̄ar),
which occurs 22 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:30 - He said, "These seven ewe lambs you will take from my hand, that you may be a witness for me that I dug this well."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:15 - (Now the Philistines had stopped and filled with earth all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:18 - And Isaac dug again the wells of water which had been dug in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham; and he gave them the names which his father had given them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:19 - But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of springing water,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:21 - Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that also; so he called its name Sitnah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:22 - And he moved from there and dug another well, and over that they did not quarrel; so he called its name Reho'both, saying, "For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:32 - That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, "We have found water."

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:24 - And all the Egyptians dug round about the Nile for water to drink, for they could not drink the water of the Nile.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:18 - the well which the princes dug, which the nobles of the people delved, with the scepter and with their staves." And from the wilderness they went on to Mat'tanah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:22 - Then all of you came near me, and said, 'Let us send men before us, that they may explore the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up and the cities into which we shall come.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:13 - and you shall have a stick with your weapons; and when you sit down outside, you shall dig a hole with it, and turn back and cover up your excrement.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:2 - And it was told the king of Jericho, "Behold, certain men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:3 - Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, "Bring forth the men that have come to you, who entered your house; for they have come to search out all the land."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:21 - who long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:18 - And you will have confidence, because there is hope; you will be protected and take your rest in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:21 - He paws in the valley, and exults in his strength; he goes out to meet the weapons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:29 - Thence he spies out the prey; his eyes behold it afar off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:15 - He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole which he has made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 - For without cause they hid their net for me; without cause they dug a pit for my life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:8 - He who digs a pit will fall into it; and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:7 - Then I went to the Euphra'tes, and dug, and I took the waistcloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the waistcloth was spoiled; it was good for nothing.
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