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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))
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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

H2645

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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:30 - But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went; his head was covered and he was barefoot. All the people with him covered their heads too and were weeping as they went up.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:5 - He paneled the main hall with juniper and covered it with fine gold and decorated it with palm tree and chain designs.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:7 - He overlaid the ceiling beams, doorframes, walls and doors of the temple with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:8 - He built the Most Holy Place, its length corresponding to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. He overlaid the inside with six hundred talents[fn] of fine gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:9 - The gold nails weighed fifty shekels.[fn] He also overlaid the upper parts with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:12 - Afterward Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:8 - Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?” As soon as the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13 - Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,[fn] the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:3 - The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns but find no water. They return with their jars unfilled; dismayed and despairing, they cover their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:4 - The ground is cracked because there is no rain in the land; the farmers are dismayed and cover their heads.
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