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Lexicon :: Strong's H2645 - ḥāp̄â

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חָפָה
Transliteration
ḥāp̄â
Pronunciation
khaw-faw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root (compare חָפָא (H2644), חָפַף (H2653))
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 707

Strong’s Definitions

חָפָה châphâh, khaw-faw'; a primitive root (compare H2644, H2653); to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect:—ceil, cover, overlay.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H2645 in the following manner: covered (7x), overlaid (4x), cieled (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H2645 in the following manner: covered (7x), overlaid (4x), cieled (1x).
  1. to cover, overlay, wainscotted, covered with boards or panelling

    1. (Qal) to cover

    2. (Niphal) to be covered

    3. (Piel) to cover, overlay

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָפָה châphâh, khaw-faw'; a primitive root (compare H2644, H2653); to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect:—ceil, cover, overlay.
STRONGS H2645: Abbreviations
† [חָפָה] verb cover (Late Hebrew id., especially Pi.; Aramaic חֲפָא, bdb034107 (especially Pa.); Arabic bdb034108 be hidden, bdb034109 hide) — Qal Perfect חָפוּ 2 Samuel 15:30 + 3 times; Participle חָפוּי 2 Samuel 15:30; construct חֲפוּי Esther 6:12; — cover the head (ראֹשׁ), in token of grief 2 Samuel 15:30; Jeremiah 14:3, 4; participle agrees with ר׳ 2 Samuel 15:30; חֲפוּי ראֹשׁ || (אָבֵלׅ Esther 6:12; in token of sentence of death Esther 7:8.
Niph. Participle feminine נֶחְפָּח Psalm 68:13 (כנפי יונה נ׳), with בְּ of material.
Pi. Perfect (late) חִפָּה 2 Chronicles 3:8; 2 Chronicles 3:9; Imperfect וַיְחַף 2 Chronicles 3:7; suffix וַיְחַפֵּהוּ 2 Chronicles 3:5, 8; overlay followed by 2 accusative (one of material) 2 Chronicles 3:5 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 3:7, 8, 9.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

15:30; 15:30; 15:30; 15:30

2 Chronicles

3:5; 3:5; 3:7; 3:7; 3:8; 3:8; 3:8; 3:9; 3:9

Esther

6:12; 6:12; 7:8

Psalms

68:13

Jeremiah

14:3; 14:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2645 matches the Hebrew חָפָה (ḥāp̄â),
which occurs 12 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:30 -

David was climbing the slope of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he ascended. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. All of the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they ascended.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:5 -

The larger room[fn] he paneled with cypress wood, overlaid with fine gold, and decorated with palm trees and chains.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:7 -

He overlaid the temple ​— ​the beams, the thresholds, its walls and doors ​— ​with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:8 -

Then he made the most holy place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple, 30 feet, and its width was 30 feet. He overlaid it with forty-five thousand pounds[fn] of fine gold.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:9 -

The weight of the nails was twenty ounces[fn] of gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:12 -

Then Mordecai returned to the King’s Gate, but Haman hurried off for home, mournful and with his head covered.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:8 -

Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall,[fn] Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually violate the queen while I am in the house? ” As soon as the statement left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13 -

While[fn] you lie among the sheep pens,[fn]

the wings of a dove are covered with silver,

and its feathers with glistening gold.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:3 -

Their nobles send their servants[fn] for water.

They go to the cisterns;

they find no water;

their containers return empty.

They are ashamed and humiliated;

they cover their heads.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:4 -

The ground is cracked

since no rain has fallen on the land.

The farmers are ashamed;

they cover their heads.

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