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Lexicon :: Strong's H2659 - ḥāp̄ēr

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חָפֵר
Transliteration
ḥāp̄ēr
Pronunciation
khaw-fare'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [perhaps rath, the same as חָפַר (H2658) through the idea of detection]
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TWOT Reference: 715

Strong’s Definitions

חָפֵר châphêr, khaw-fare'; a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as H2658 through the idea of detection); to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach:—be ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H2659 in the following manner: confounded (6x), ashamed (4x), shame (4x), confusion (2x), reproach (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H2659 in the following manner: confounded (6x), ashamed (4x), shame (4x), confusion (2x), reproach (1x).

  1. to be ashamed, be confounded, be abashed, feel abashed

    1. (Qal) to be ashamed, be abashed

    2. (Hiphil) to display shame, demonstrate shame, cause embarrassment

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָפֵר châphêr, khaw-fare'; a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as H2658 through the idea of detection); to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach:—be ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach.
STRONGS H2659: Abbreviations
† II. [חָפֵר] verb be abashed, ashamed (Targum חֲפַר Proverbs 13:5, מַחְמְּרָנָא one causing shame Proverbs 19:26; Syriac rfpo, especially Aph. be ashamed, put to shame; Arabic خَغَرَ be bashful, خَغِرً shy, bashful; Ethiopic ኀፈረ፡ be ashamed, blush) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular חָֽפְרָה Jeremiah 50:12; וְחָֽפְרָה consecutive Isaiah 24:23; וְחָפֵ֑רָה Jeremiah 15:9; חָֽפְרוּ Psalm 71:24; וְחָֽפְרוּ consecutive Micah 3:7; Imperfect יַחְפְּרוּ Psalm 35:4 + 4 times; יֶחְפָּ֑רוּ Psalm 34:6; וַיֶּחְפָּ֑רוּ Job 6:20; תַּחְפְּרוּ Isaiah 1:29; — be abashed, ashamed, said of face Psalm 34:6 (avoided by looking to י׳); elsewhere always || בּוֺשׁ, of enemies of righteousness Psalm 71:24; Psalm 35:4; Psalm 35:26; Psalm 40:15＝Psalm 70:3; Psalm 83:18; of idolaters Isaiah 1:29; diviners Micah 3:7; of distressed Jerusalem Jeremiah 15:9; so of Babylon Jeremiah 50:12; of moon Isaiah 24:33; be put to shame (disappointment), of caravans looking for water Job 6:20.
Hiph. Perfect הֶחְפִּיר Isaiah 33:9; Imperfect יַחְפִּיר Proverbs 13:5; תַּחְפִּ֫ירִי Isaiah 54:4; Participle מַחְפִּיר Proverbs 19:26; — display shame, figurative of Lebanon Isaiah 33:9 (|| קָמַ֑ל 'dried up' Che); of Israel Isaiah 54:4 (|| בּוֺשׁ Qal); of an unfilial son, cause shame Proverbs 19:26 (|| מֵבִישׁ); compare Proverbs 13:5 of wicked (|| יבאישׁ : see באשׁ Hiph. above).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

6:20; 6:20

Psalms

34:6; 34:6; 35:4; 35:4; 35:26; 40:15; 70:3; 71:24; 71:24; 83:18

Proverbs

13:5; 13:5; 13:5; 19:26; 19:26; 19:26

Isaiah

1:29; 1:29; 24:23; 33:9; 33:9; 54:4; 54:4

Jeremiah

15:9; 15:9; 50:12; 50:12

Micah

3:7; 3:7

H2659

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2659 matches the Hebrew חָפֵר (ḥāp̄ēr),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:20 - They too that trust in cities and riches shall come to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:5 - (LXX 33:6) Draw near to him, and be enlightened: and your faces shall not by any means be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 - (LXX 34:4) Let them that seek my soul be ashamed and confounded: let them that devise evils against me be turned back and put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26 - (LXX 34:26) Let them be confounded and ashamed together that rejoice at my afflictions: let them be clothed with shame and confusion that speak great swelling words against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 - (LXX 39:15) Let those that seek my soul, to destroy it, be ashamed and confounded together; let those that wish me evil be turned backward and put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2 - (LXX 69:3) Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek my soul: let them be turned backward and put to shame, that wish me evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - (LXX 70:24) Moreover also my tongue shall [fn]dwell all the day upon thy righteousness; when they shall be ashamed and confounded that seek my hurt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:17 - (LXX 82:18) Let them be ashamed and troubled for evermore; yea, let them be confounded and destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:5 - A righteous man hates an unjust word: but an ungodly man is ashamed, and will have no confidence.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:26 - He that dishonours his father, and drives away his mother, shall be disgraced and shall be exposed to reproach.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:29 - For they shall be ashamed of their idols, which they delighted in, and they are made ashamed of the gardens which they coveted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:23 - And the brick shall decay, and the wall shall fall; for the Lord shall reign [fn]from out of Sion, and out of Jerusalem, and shall be glorified before his elders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:9 - The land mourns; Libanus is ashamed: Saron is become marshes; Galilee shall be [fn]laid bare, and Chermel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:4 - Fear not, because thou hast been put to shame, neither be confounded, because thou wast reproached: for thou shalt forget thy [fn]former shame, and shalt no more at all remember the reproach of thy widowhood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:9 - She that bore seven is spent; her soul has fainted under trouble; her sun is gone down while it is yet noon; she is ashamed and disgraced: I will give the remnant of them to the sword before their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:12 - (LXX 27:12) Your mother is greatly ashamed; your mother that bore you for prosperity is confounded: she is the last of the nations, desolate,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:7 - And the seers of night-visions shall be ashamed, and the prophets shall be laughed to scorn: and all the people shall speak against them, because there shall be none to hearken to them.
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