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Lexicon :: Strong's H2610 - ḥānēp̄

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חָנֵף
Transliteration
ḥānēp̄
Pronunciation
khaw-nafe'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 696

Strong’s Definitions

חָנֵף chânêph, khaw-nafe'; a primitive root; to soil, especially in a moral sense:—corrupt, defile, × greatly, pollute, profane.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H2610 in the following manner: pollute (4x), defile (4x), greatly (1x), corrupt (1x), profane 1.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H2610 in the following manner: pollute (4x), defile (4x), greatly (1x), corrupt (1x), profane 1.

  1. to be profaned, be defiled, be polluted, be corrupt

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be polluted

      2. to be profane, be godless

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to pollute

      2. to make profane, make godless, cause to be defiled

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָנֵף chânêph, khaw-nafe'; a primitive root; to soil, especially in a moral sense:—corrupt, defile, × greatly, pollute, profane.
STRONGS H2610: Abbreviations
† [חָנֵף] verb be polluted, profane (Arabic حَنَفَ incline, decline, hence حَنِيفً inclining to a right state, but in Hebrew of inclining away from right, irreligion, profaneness, compare حَنِفَ have a حَنَفً i.e. distortion of foot; Syriac in derivatives be profane, etc.; Late Hebrew Hiph., Aramaic Aph`el act falsely toward, flatter, חֲנוּפָה hypocrisy; Assyrian hanpu, ruthlessness; hanâpu, exercise ruthlessness toward, Tel Amarna Zim ZA vi, 1891, 256) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular חָֽנְפָה Isaiah 24:5; 3rd person plural חָנֵפ֑וּ Jeremiah 23:11; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תֶּחְֶנַף Jeremiah 3:1; תֱּהֶָנ֑ף Micah 4:11; וֵתֶּחֱנַף Jeremiah 3:9; Psalm 106:38; Infinitive absolute חָנוֺף Jeremiah 3:1; —
1. be polluted: of land Isaiah 24:5; Jeremiah 3:1 (twice in verse); Psalm 106:38; of Zion Micah 4:11.
2. of prophet and priest＝be חָנֵף (compare below) i.e. profane, godless Jeremiah 23:11. — apparently transitive וַתֶּחֱנַף את הארץ, Gf strike out את, Gie cites Ges § 121,1, but read rather Hiph. וַתַּחֲנֵף with Manuscripts Greek Version of the LXX Ew and others (see also Gf. Gie).
Hiph. Imperfect יַחֲנִיף Numbers 35:33; Daniel 11:32; 2nd person feminine singular וַתַּחֲנִ֫יפִי Jeremiah 3:2; 2nd person masculine plural תַּחֲנִ֫יפוּ; —
1. pollute: the land Numbers 35:33 (twice in verse) (by blood; P), Jeremiah 3:2 (by idolatry, etc.) + Jeremiah 3:9 (see above)
2. make profane, godless Daniel 11:32 with accusative of person
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

35:33; 35:33

Psalms

106:38; 106:38

Isaiah

24:5; 24:5

Jeremiah

3:1; 3:1; 3:1; 3:2; 3:2; 3:9; 3:9; 23:11; 23:11

Daniel

11:32; 11:32

Micah

4:11; 4:11

H2610

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2610 matches the Hebrew חָנֵף (ḥānēp̄),
which occurs 11 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:33 - ‘So you shall not pollute the land where you are; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:38 - And shed innocent blood,
The blood of their sons and daughters,
Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
And the land was polluted with blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:5 - The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants,
Because they have transgressed the laws,
Changed the ordinance,
Broken the everlasting covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:1 - “They say, ‘If a man divorces his wife,
And she goes from him
And becomes another man’s,
May he return to her again?’
Would not that land be greatly polluted?
But you have played the harlot with many lovers;
Yet return to Me,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:2 - “Lift up your eyes to the desolate heights and see:
Where have you not lain with men?
By the road you have sat for them
Like an Arabian in the wilderness;
And you have polluted the land
With your harlotries and your wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:9 - “So it came to pass, through her casual harlotry, that she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:11 - “For both prophet and priest are profane;
Yes, in My house I have found their wickedness,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:32 - “Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:11 - Now also many nations have gathered against you,
Who say, “Let her be defiled,
And let our eye look upon Zion.”
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