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.
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[חֲפַרְפָּרָה] n.f. mole (as digger)—only Is 2:20 ref
