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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.
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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, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:15 - Now all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of Avraham his father, the Pelishtim had stopped, and filled with eretz.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:18 - Yitzchak dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Avraham his father. For the Pelishtim had stopped them after the death of Avraham. He called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:21 - They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called the name of it Sitnah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:22 - He left that place, and dug another well. They didn't argue over that one. He called it Rechovot. He said, "For now the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:32 - It happened the same day, that Yitzchak's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and said to him, "We have found water."

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:24 - All the Mitzrim dug round about the river for water to drink; for they couldn't drink of the water of the river.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:18 - The well, which the princes dug, Which the nobles of the people dug, With the scepter, and with their poles. From the wilderness they traveled to Mattanah;

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:13 - and you shall have a paddle among your weapons; and it shall be, when you sit down abroad, you shall dig therewith, and shall turn back and cover that which comes from you:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:2 - It was told the king of Yericho, saying, Behold, there came men in here tonight of the children of Yisra'el to search out the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:3 - The king of Yericho sent to Rachav, saying, Bring forth the men who are come to you, who have entered into 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 doesn't come; Dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:18 - You shall be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you shall search, and shall 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 rejoices in his strength: He goes out to meet the armed men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:29 - From there he spies out the prey. His eyes see it afar off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:15 - He has dug a hole, And has fallen into the pit which he made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 - For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:8 - He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:7 - Then I went to the Perat, and dug, and took the belt from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the belt was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
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