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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
Dictionary Aids

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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 Box Gen 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:30 - فَأَجَابَ: «هِيَ سَبْعُ نِعَاجٍ أُقَدِّمُهَا لَكَ بِيَدِي شَهَادَةً لِي أَنَّنِي حَفَرْتُ هَذِهِ الْبِئْرَ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:15 - وَرَدَمَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ بِالتُّرَابِ جَمِيعَ الآبَارِ الَّتِي حَفَرَهَا عَبِيدُ أَبِيهِ فِي أَيَّامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:18 - وَأَعَادَ إِسْحاقُ حَفْرَ آبَارِ الْمِيَاهِ الَّتِي كَانَ قَدْ تَمَّ حَفْرُهَا فِي أَيَّامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَرَدَمَهَا الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ أَبِيهِ، وَدَعَاهَا بِالأَسْمَاءِ الَّتِي أَطْلَقَهَا عَلَيْهَا أَبُوهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:19 - وَعِنْدَمَا حَفَرَ عَبِيدُ إِسْحاقَ فِي الْوَادِي وَعَثَرُوا عَلَى بِئْرِ مَاءٍ جَارٍ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:21 - ثُمَّ حَفَرُوا بِئْراً أُخْرَى وَتَخَاصَمُوا عَلَيْهَا، فَدَعَاهَا «سِطْنَةَ» (وَمَعْنَاهَا عَدَاوَةٌ).

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:22 - وَانْتَقَلَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَحَفَرَ بِئْراً أُخْرَى وَلَمْ يَتَنَازَعُوا عَلَيْهَا، فَدَعَا اسْمَهَا «رَحُوبُوتَ» (وَمَعْنَاهَا الأَمَاكِنُ الرَّحْبَةُ) قَائِلاً: «لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ أَرْحَبَ الآنَ لَنَا وَأَثْمَرْنَا فِي الأَرْضِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:32 - وَفِي نَفْسِ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ جَاءَ عَبِيدُ إِسْحاقَ وَأَخْبَرُوهُ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنَّنَا عَثَرْنَا عَلَى مَاءٍ فِي الْبِئْرِ الَّتِي حَفَرْنَاهَا».

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:24 - وَحَفَرَ جَمِيعُ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ حُفَراً حَوْلَ النَّهْرِ طَلَباً لِمَاءِ الشُّرْبِ، لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا أَنْ يَشْرَبُوا مِنْ مَاءِ النَّهْرِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:18 - تَغَنَّوْا بِها، تَغَنَّوْا بِالْبِئْرِ الَّتِي حَفَرَهَا رُؤَسَاءُ. حَفَرَهَا شُرَفَاءُ الشَّعْبِ بِالصَّوْلَجَانِ وَالْعِصِيِّ». ثُمَّ انْتَقَلُوا مِنَ الصَّحْرَاءِ إِلَى مَتَّانَةَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:22 - فَتَقَدَّمْتُمْ إِلَيَّ جَمِيعُكُمْ وَقُلْتُمْ: دَعْنَا نُرْسِلُ قَوْماً لِيَتَجَسَّسُوا الأَرْضَ لَنَا، ثُمَّ يُوَافُونَا بِنَبَإِ الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي نَسْلُكُهَا وَالْمُدُنِ الَّتِي نَجْتَازُ بِها.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:13 - وَلْيَكُنْ مَعَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ وَتَدٌ بَيْنَ عَتَادِهِ لِيَحْفُرَ بِهِ حُفْرَةً يَقْضِي فِيهَا حَاجَتَهُ، ثُمَّ يُغَطِّي بِرَازَهُ بِالتُّرَابِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:2 - فَقِيلَ لِمَلِكِ أَرِيحَا: «لَقَدْ تَسَلَّلَ هُنَا رَجُلانِ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَتَجَسَّسَا الأَرْضَ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:3 - فَوَجَّهَ مَلِكُ أَرِيحَا إِلَى رَاحَابَ أَمْراً قَائِلاً: «أَخْرِجِي الْجَاسُوسَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ قَدِمَا عَلَيْكِ وَدَخَلا بَيْتَكِ، لأَنَّهُمَا قَدْ جَاءَا لِيَسْتَكْشِفَا الأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا».

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:21 - الَّذِينَ يَتُوقُونَ إِلَى الْمَوْتِ فَلا يُقْبِلُ، وَيَنْقُبُونَ عَنْهُ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا يَنْقُبُونَ عَنِ الْكُنُوزِ الْخَفِيَّةِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:18 - وَتَطْمَئِنُّ لأَنَّ هُنَاكَ رَجَاءً، وَتَتَلَفَّتُ حَوْلَكَ وَتَرْقُدُ آمِناً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:21 - يَشُقُّ الْوَادِي بِحَوَافِرِهِ، وَيَمْرَحُ فِي جَمِّ نَشَاطِهِ، وَيَقْتَحِمُ الْمَعَارِكَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:29 - مِنْ هُنَاكَ يَتَرَصَّدُ قُوتَهُ، وَتَرْقُبُ عَيْنَاهُ فَرِيسَتَهُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:15 - حَفَرَ بِئْراً وَعَمَّقَهَا، فَسَقَطَ فِيهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 - فَإِنَّهُمْ مِنْ غَيْرِ سَبَبٍ أَخْفَوْا لِي شَبَكَةً فَوْقَ الْهُوَّةِ، وَمِنْ غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ حَفَرُوا لِي حُفْرَةً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:8 - كُلُّ مَنْ يَحْفُرُ حُفْرَةً يَقَعُ فِيهَا، وَمَنْ يَنْقُضْ جِدَاراً تَلْدَغْهُ حَيَّةٌ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:7 - فَقَصَدْتُ إِلَى الْفُرَاتِ وَحَفَرْتُ الْمَوْضِعَ وَأَخَذْتُ الْمِنْطَقَةَ مِنْ حَيْثُ طَمَرْتُهَا، وَإذَا بِها قَدْ تَلِفَتْ وَلَمْ تَعُدْ تَصْلُحُ لِشَيْءٍ.
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