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H2658 חָפַר (châphar) khaw-far'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

a primitive root; properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore

KJV Usage: dig, paw, search out, seek

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חָפַר (cha.phar) — to search. 1) to dig, search for 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dig 1a2) to search, search out, explore

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חָפַר vb. dig, search for base

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