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Lexicon :: Strong's H2664 - ḥāp̄aś

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חָפַשׂ
Transliteration
ḥāp̄aś
Pronunciation
khaw-fas'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 716

Strong’s Definitions

חָפַשׂ châphas, khaw-fas'; a primitive root; to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask:—change, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H2664 in the following manner: search (11x), disguise (7x), search out (2x), changed (1x), diligent (1x), hidden (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H2664 in the following manner: search (11x), disguise (7x), search out (2x), changed (1x), diligent (1x), hidden (1x).

  1. to search, search for, to search out, disguise oneself

    1. (Qal)

      1. to search for

      2. to think out, devise

      3. to search, test

    2. (Niphal) to be searched out, be exposed

    3. (Piel) to search, search through, search for

    4. (Pual) to be searched for, be sought out

    5. (Hithpael)

      1. to disguise oneself

      2. to let oneself be searched for

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָפַשׂ châphas, khaw-fas'; a primitive root; to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask:—change, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).
STRONGS H2664: Abbreviations
† [חָפַשׂ] verb search (TargumJer חֲפַס dig, seek; Palestinian, Syriac dig (Schw); perhaps Assyrian êppêšu, êtpêšu, sensible, LyonSargontexte 65) —
Qal Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular suffix תַּחְמְּשֶׂ֫נָּה Proverbs 2:4; יַחְמְּשׂוּ Psalm 64:7; נַחְמְּשָׂה Lamentations 3:40; Participle חֹפֵשׂ Proverbs 20:27; — search, search out, figurative;
1. search for, object בִּינָה etc. Proverbs 2:4 (|| בקשׁ).
2.＝think out, devise, with accusative עולות unjust acts Psalm 64:7 (compare also below Pu.)
3. search＝test, Lamentations 3:40 (object דרכינו; || חקר), Proverbs 20:27.
Niph. Perfect נַחְפְּשׁוּ Obadiah 6 subject עֵשָׂו collective; searched out＝exposed and plundered (|| מַצְפּוּנָיו נִבְעו).
Pi. Perfect וְחִמַּשְׂתִּ֫י 1 Samuel 23:23; וְחִמְּשׂוּ 1 Kings 20:6; Imperfect וַיְחַמֵּשׂ Genesis 31:35 + 2 times; אֲחַמֵּשׂ Amos 9:3; Zephaniah 1:12; Imperative חַמְּשׂוּ 2 Kings 10:23; —
1. search through, with accusative, a house 1 Kings 20:6, Jerusalem (metaphor) Zephaniah 1:12; no object expressed 2 Kings 10:23.
2. search for:
a. a person with accusative 1 Samuel 23:23.
b. a thing, with accusative Genesis 44:12 (J; Joseph searching for his cup); Genesis 31:35 (E; no object expressed, Laban looking for his teraphim); Amos 9:3 (י׳ searching for evildoers), Psalm 77:7 (soul searching to understand י׳'s dealings with his servants).
Pu. Imperfect יְחֻמַּשׂ Proverbs 28:12 be searched for＝be hidden; Participle מְחֻמָּשׂ Psalm 64:7 in חֵפֶשׂ מ׳＝a searched out search, i.e. a device well thought out (compare Che; || Qal which see); see also חֵ֫פֶשׂ.
Hithp. Perfect הִתְחַמֵּשׂ 2 Chronicles 35:22 (but Greek Version of the LXX הִתְחַזֵּק, compare also Vulgate Syriac Version3 Esdr 1:26; so Be Öttli); Imperfect יִתְחַמֵּשׂ Job 30:18; וַיִּתְחַמֵּשׂ 1 Samuel 28:8 + 3 times; Infinitive absolute הִתְחַמֵּשׂ 1 Kings 22:30 2 Chronicles 18:29; — disguise oneself (literally let oneself be searched for) 1 Samuel 28:8; 1 Kings 22:30 (twice in verse)＝2 Chronicles 18:29 (twice in verse), 2 Chronicles 35:22 (but see above), all of disguise by change of garments; 1 Kings 20:38 באפר i.e. with headgear over eyes; subject לבושׂ Job 30:18, i.e. his garment is disguised, no longer looks like the mantle it is.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:35; 31:35; 44:12

1 Samuel

23:23; 23:23; 28:8; 28:8

1 Kings

20:6; 20:6; 20:38; 22:30; 22:30

2 Kings

10:23; 10:23

2 Chronicles

18:29; 18:29; 35:22; 35:22

Job

30:18; 30:18

Psalms

64:7; 64:7; 64:7; 77:7

Proverbs

2:4; 2:4; 20:27; 20:27; 28:12

Lamentations

3:40; 3:40

Amos

9:3; 9:3

Obadiah

1:6

Zephaniah

1:12; 1:12

H2664

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Strong's Number H2664 matches the Hebrew חָפַשׂ (ḥāp̄aś),
which occurs 23 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:35 - Rachel said to her father, "Don't be angry, my lord. I cannot stand up in your presence because I am having my period." So he searched thoroughly, but did not find the idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:12 - Then the man searched. He began with the oldest and finished with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:23 - Locate precisely all the places where he hides and return to me with dependable information. Then I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will find him among all the thousands of Judah."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:8 - So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing and left, accompanied by two of his men. They came to the woman at night and said, "Use your ritual pit to conjure up for me the one I tell you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:6 - But now at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you and they will search through your palace and your servants' houses. They will carry away all your valuables."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:38 - The prophet then went and stood by the road, waiting for the king. He also disguised himself by putting a bandage down over his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:30 - The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself and then enter into the battle; but you wear your royal robes." So the king of Israel disguised himself and then entered into the battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:23 - Then Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rekab went to the temple of Baal. Jehu said to the servants of Baal, "Make sure there are no servants of the LORD here with you; there must be only servants of Baal."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:29 - The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself and then enter the battle; but you wear your royal attire." So the king of Israel disguised himself and they entered the battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:22 - But Josiah did not turn back from him; he disguised himself for battle. He did not take seriously the words of Necho which he had received from God; he went to fight him in the Plain of Megiddo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:18 - With great power God grasps my clothing; he binds me like the collar of my tunic.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:6 - They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man's inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:6 - I said, "During the night I will remember the song I once sang; I will think very carefully." I tried to make sense of what was happening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:4 - if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:27 - The human spirit is like the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:12 - When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:40 - Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:3 - Even if they were to hide on the top of Mount Carmel, I would hunt them down and take them from there. Even if they tried to hide from me at the bottom of the sea, from there I would command the Sea Serpent to bite them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:6 - How the people of Esau will be thoroughly plundered! Their hidden valuables will be ransacked!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:12 - At that time I will search through Jerusalem with lamps. I will punish the people who are entrenched in their sin, those who think to themselves, 'The LORD neither rewards nor punishes.'
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