H2659 - חָפֵר (châphêr)

H2659 חָפֵר (châphêr) khaw-fare'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

a primitive root (perhaps rath. the same as 2658 through the idea of detection): to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach

KJV Usage: be ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חָפֵר (cha.pher) — be ashamed. 1) to be ashamed, be confounded, be abashed, feel abashed 1a) (Qal) to be ashamed, be abashed 1b) (Hiphil) to display shame, demonstrate shame, cause embarrassment

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

חפר (H2658 · H2659)

verb · חֲפַרְפָּרָה · חֵפֶר · חֲפָרַיִם

Impact | verb qal

to paw = action by which animals strike the ground with their feet

JOB 39:21

Impact | verb qal

to dig = action by which humans break up and move earth, usually with a tool, and with the purpose of creating a hole

GEN 26:19 · EXO 7:24 · DEU 23:14 · PSA 7:16 · PSA 35:7 · JER 13:7

Exist | verb qal

to dig = causative action by which humans create a hole in the earth by breaking up and moving earth, usually with a digging tool; ► in order to hide something, to set a trap, or to find something that one is searching for

GEN 21:30 · GEN 26:15 · GEN 26:18 · GEN 26:18 · GEN 26:21 · GEN 26:22 · GEN 26:32 · NUM 21:18 · ECC 10:8

See | verb qal

to examine, to explore literally: to dig (an area); hence: = action by which humans carefully examine an area in order to gain information about it

DEU 1:22 · JOS 2:2 · JOS 2:3

Search | verb qal

to watch for, to spy out literally: to dig for (something); hence: = action by which birds of prey carefully look for something they need

JOB 39:29

Wish | verb qal | ≈ חפשׂ‏

to long for literally: to dig for (something); hence: = state in which humans have a strong desire for something to happen

JOB 3:21

verb

Shame | verb qal, verb hif

to be ashamed = process by which humans experience a strong emotion of shame

JOB 6:20 · JOB 11:18 · PSA 34:6 · PSA 35:4 · PSA 35:26 · PSA 40:15 · PSA 70:3 · PSA 71:24 · PSA 83:18 · ISA 1:29 · ISA 24:23 · ISA 33:9 · ISA 54:4 · JER 15:9 · JER 50:12 · MIC 3:7

Shame | verb hif | ≈ בושׁ

to bring shame = causative action by which humans cause other humans to experience a strong emotion of shame

PRO 13:5 · PRO 19:26

verb

¹ JOB 11:18 MT HOTTP-A "and you will be ashamed" | RSV NRSV REB GNT CEV "to be protected REB "sure of protection" GNT "(God) will protect you" | NJB "after your troubles | NJPS "entrenched" | NIV "you will look about you" ESV "you will look around you"

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[חָפֵר] vb. be abashed, ashamed Qal be abashed, ashamed

Hiph. display shame

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