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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]
Dictionary Aids

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 Box Job 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:20 - They are ashamed because they were confident;
they come there and are disappointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:5 - Those who look to him are radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:4 - Let them be put to shame and dishonor
who seek after my life!
Let them be turned back and disappointed
who devise evil against me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:26 - Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether
who rejoice at my calamity!
Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor
who magnify themselves against me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:14 - Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether
who seek to snatch away my life;
let those be turned back and brought to dishonor
who delight in my hurt!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 70:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:2 - Let them be put to shame and confusion
who seek my life!
Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor
who delight in my hurt!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long,
for they have been put to shame and disappointed
who sought to do me hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:17 - Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever;
let them perish in disgrace,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:5 - The righteous hates falsehood,
but the wicked brings shame[fn] and disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:26 - He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
is a son who brings shame and reproach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:29 - For they[fn] shall be ashamed of the oaks
that you desired;
and you shall blush for the gardens
that you have chosen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:23 - Then the moon will be confounded
and the sun ashamed,
for the LORD of hosts reigns
on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
and his glory will be before his elders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:9 - The land mourns and languishes;
Lebanon is confounded and withers away;
Sharon is like a desert,
and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:4 - “Fear not, for you will not be ashamed;
be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced;
for you will forget the shame of your youth,
and the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:9 - She who bore seven has grown feeble;
she has fainted away;
her sun went down while it was yet day;
she has been shamed and disgraced.
And the rest of them I will give to the sword
before their enemies,
declares the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:12 - your mother shall be utterly shamed,
and she who bore you shall be disgraced.
Behold, she shall be the last of the nations,
a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:7 - the seers shall be disgraced,
and the diviners put to shame;
they shall all cover their lips,
for there is no answer from God.
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