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H2661 חֲפֹר (chăphôr) khaf-ore'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from 2658; a hole; only in connection with 6512, which ought rather to be joined as one word, thus chapharperah {khaf-ar- pay-raw'}; by reduplication from 2658; a burrower, i.e. probably a rat

KJV Usage: + mole

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חֲפֹר (cha.phor) — mole. mole (as digger)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun f · חפר

Animals

mole rat meaning unsure; possibly: = gray rodent, that grows to about twenty centimeters in length, with very large teeth that protrude from the front of the mouth; they live almost entirely underground, digging their tunnels just below the ground surface with their large teeth and flat front paws; from time to time they eject surplus soil onto the surface of the ground, making small heaps, and thereby giving away their presence; they are blind, and live on roots.

ISA 2:20

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[חֲפַרְפָּרָה] n.f. mole (as digger)—only Is 2:20 ref

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