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Lexicon :: Strong's H2664 - ḥāp̄aś

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חָפַשׂ
Transliteration
ḥāp̄aś
Pronunciation
khaw-fas'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 716

Strong’s Definitions

חָפַשׂ châphas, khaw-fas'; a primitive root; to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask:—change, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H2664 in the following manner: search (11x), disguise (7x), search out (2x), changed (1x), diligent (1x), hidden (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H2664 in the following manner: search (11x), disguise (7x), search out (2x), changed (1x), diligent (1x), hidden (1x).

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

    1. (Qal)

      1. to search for

      2. to think out, devise

      3. to search, test

    2. (Niphal) to be searched out, be exposed

    3. (Piel) to search, search through, search for

    4. (Pual) to be searched for, be sought out

    5. (Hithpael)

      1. to disguise oneself

      2. to let oneself be searched for

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָפַשׂ châphas, khaw-fas'; a primitive root; to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask:—change, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).
STRONGS H2664: Abbreviations
† [חָפַשׂ] verb search (TargumJer חֲפַס dig, seek; Palestinian, Syriac dig (Schw); perhaps Assyrian êppêšu, êtpêšu, sensible, LyonSargontexte 65) —
Qal Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular suffix תַּחְמְּשֶׂ֫נָּה Proverbs 2:4; יַחְמְּשׂוּ Psalm 64:7; נַחְמְּשָׂה Lamentations 3:40; Participle חֹפֵשׂ Proverbs 20:27; — search, search out, figurative;
1. search for, object בִּינָה etc. Proverbs 2:4 (|| בקשׁ).
2.＝think out, devise, with accusative עולות unjust acts Psalm 64:7 (compare also below Pu.)
3. search＝test, Lamentations 3:40 (object דרכינו; || חקר), Proverbs 20:27.
Niph. Perfect נַחְפְּשׁוּ Obadiah 6 subject עֵשָׂו collective; searched out＝exposed and plundered (|| מַצְפּוּנָיו נִבְעו).
Pi. Perfect וְחִמַּשְׂתִּ֫י 1 Samuel 23:23; וְחִמְּשׂוּ 1 Kings 20:6; Imperfect וַיְחַמֵּשׂ Genesis 31:35 + 2 times; אֲחַמֵּשׂ Amos 9:3; Zephaniah 1:12; Imperative חַמְּשׂוּ 2 Kings 10:23; —
1. search through, with accusative, a house 1 Kings 20:6, Jerusalem (metaphor) Zephaniah 1:12; no object expressed 2 Kings 10:23.
2. search for:
a. a person with accusative 1 Samuel 23:23.
b. a thing, with accusative Genesis 44:12 (J; Joseph searching for his cup); Genesis 31:35 (E; no object expressed, Laban looking for his teraphim); Amos 9:3 (י׳ searching for evildoers), Psalm 77:7 (soul searching to understand י׳'s dealings with his servants).
Pu. Imperfect יְחֻמַּשׂ Proverbs 28:12 be searched for＝be hidden; Participle מְחֻמָּשׂ Psalm 64:7 in חֵפֶשׂ מ׳＝a searched out search, i.e. a device well thought out (compare Che; || Qal which see); see also חֵ֫פֶשׂ.
Hithp. Perfect הִתְחַמֵּשׂ 2 Chronicles 35:22 (but Greek Version of the LXX הִתְחַזֵּק, compare also Vulgate Syriac Version3 Esdr 1:26; so Be Öttli); Imperfect יִתְחַמֵּשׂ Job 30:18; וַיִּתְחַמֵּשׂ 1 Samuel 28:8 + 3 times; Infinitive absolute הִתְחַמֵּשׂ 1 Kings 22:30 2 Chronicles 18:29; — disguise oneself (literally let oneself be searched for) 1 Samuel 28:8; 1 Kings 22:30 (twice in verse)＝2 Chronicles 18:29 (twice in verse), 2 Chronicles 35:22 (but see above), all of disguise by change of garments; 1 Kings 20:38 באפר i.e. with headgear over eyes; subject לבושׂ Job 30:18, i.e. his garment is disguised, no longer looks like the mantle it is.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:35; 31:35; 44:12

1 Samuel

23:23; 23:23; 28:8; 28:8

1 Kings

20:6; 20:6; 20:38; 22:30; 22:30

2 Kings

10:23; 10:23

2 Chronicles

18:29; 18:29; 35:22; 35:22

Job

30:18; 30:18

Psalms

64:7; 64:7; 64:7; 77:7

Proverbs

2:4; 2:4; 20:27; 20:27; 28:12

Lamentations

3:40; 3:40

Amos

9:3; 9:3

Obadiah

1:6

Zephaniah

1:12; 1:12

H2664

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2664 matches the Hebrew חָפַשׂ (ḥāp̄aś),
which occurs 23 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:35 - Rachel said to her father, “Don’t be angry, my lord, that I cannot stand up in your presence; I’m having my period.” So he searched but could not find the household gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:12 - Then the steward proceeded to search, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest. And the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:23 - Find out about all the hiding places he uses and come back to me with definite information. Then I will go with you; if he is in the area, I will track him down among all the clans of Judah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:8 - So Saul disguised himself, putting on other clothes, and at night he and two men went to the woman. “Consult a spirit for me,” he said, “and bring up for me the one I name.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:6 - But about this time tomorrow I am going to send my officials to search your palace and the houses of your officials. They will seize everything you value and carry it away.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:38 - Then the prophet went and stood by the road waiting for the king. He disguised himself with his headband down over his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:30 - The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will enter the battle in disguise, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:23 - Then Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rekab went into the temple of Baal. Jehu said to the servants of Baal, “Look around and see that no one who serves the LORD is here with you—only servants of Baal.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:29 - The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will enter the battle in disguise, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:22 - Josiah, however, would not turn away from him, but disguised himself to engage him in battle. He would not listen to what Necho had said at God’s command but went to fight him on the plain of Megiddo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:18 - In his great power God becomes like clothing to me[fn]; he binds me like the neck of my garment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:6 - They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:6 - I remembered my songs in the night. My heart meditated and my spirit asked:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:4 - and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:27 - The human spirit is[fn] the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one’s inmost being.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:12 - When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:40 - Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:3 - Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, there I will hunt them down and seize them. Though they hide from my eyes at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:6 - But how Esau will be ransacked, his hidden treasures pillaged!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:12 - At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are complacent, who are like wine left on its dregs, who think, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’
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