Lexicon :: Strong's H2664 - ḥāp̄aś

She said to her father, “Don’t be angry, my lord, that I cannot stand up in your presence; I am having my period.” So Laban searched, but could not find the household idols.

The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.

“Investigate[fn] all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with accurate information, and I’ll go with you. If it turns out he really is in the region, I’ll search for him among all the clans[fn] of Judah.”

Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes and set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I tell you.”

But at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you,[fn] and they will search your palace and your servants’ houses. They will lay their hands on and take away whatever is precious to you.’ ”

Then the prophet went and waited for the king on the road. He disguised himself with a bandage over his eyes.

But the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal attire.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

Then Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered the temple of Baal, and Jehu said to the servants of Baal, “Look carefully to see that there are no servants of the LORD here among you ​— ​only servants of Baal.”

But the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal attire.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle.

But Josiah did not turn away from him; instead, in order to fight with him he disguised himself.[fn] He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to the Valley of Megiddo to fight.

My clothing is distorted with great force;

he chokes me by the neck of my garment.[fn]

They devise crimes and say,

“We have perfected a secret plan.”

The inner man and the heart are mysterious.

At night I remember my music;

I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.

if you seek it like silver

and search for it like hidden treasure,

The LORD’s lamp sheds light on a person’s life,[fn]

searching the innermost parts.[fn]

When the righteous triumph,

there is great rejoicing,[fn]

but when the wicked come to power,

people hide.

Let’s examine and probe our ways,

and turn back to the LORD.

If they hide

on the top of Carmel,

from there I will track them down

and seize them;

if they conceal themselves

from my sight on the sea floor,

from there I will command

the sea serpent to bite them.

How Esau will be pillaged,

his hidden treasures searched out!

And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps

and punish those who settle down comfortably,[fn]

who say to themselves:

The LORD will do nothing ​— ​good or bad.