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Lexicon :: Strong's H2645 - ḥāp̄â

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חָפָה
Transliteration
ḥāp̄â
Pronunciation
khaw-faw'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root (compare חָפָא (H2644), חָפַף (H2653))
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 707

Strong’s Definitions

חָפָה châphâh, khaw-faw'; a primitive root (compare H2644, H2653); to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect:—ceil, cover, overlay.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H2645 in the following manner: covered (7x), overlaid (4x), cieled (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H2645 in the following manner: covered (7x), overlaid (4x), cieled (1x).

  1. to cover, overlay, wainscotted, covered with boards or panelling

    1. (Qal) to cover

    2. (Niphal) to be covered

    3. (Piel) to cover, overlay

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָפָה châphâh, khaw-faw'; a primitive root (compare H2644, H2653); to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect:—ceil, cover, overlay.
STRONGS H2645: Abbreviations
† [חָפָה] verb cover (Late Hebrew id., especially Pi.; Aramaic חֲפָא, (especially Pa.); Arabic be hidden, hide) — Qal Perfect חָפוּ 2 Samuel 15:30 + 3 times; Participle חָפוּי 2 Samuel 15:30; construct חֲפוּי Esther 6:12; — cover the head (ראֹשׁ), in token of grief 2 Samuel 15:30; Jeremiah 14:3, 4; participle agrees with ר׳ 2 Samuel 15:30; חֲפוּי ראֹשׁ || (אָבֵלׅ Esther 6:12; in token of sentence of death Esther 7:8.
Niph. Participle feminine נֶחְפָּח Psalm 68:13 (כנפי יונה נ׳), with בְּ of material.
Pi. Perfect (late) חִפָּה 2 Chronicles 3:8; 2 Chronicles 3:9; Imperfect וַיְחַף 2 Chronicles 3:7; suffix וַיְחַפֵּהוּ 2 Chronicles 3:5, 8; overlay followed by 2 accusative (one of material) 2 Chronicles 3:5 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 3:7, 8, 9.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

15:30; 15:30; 15:30; 15:30

2 Chronicles

3:5; 3:5; 3:7; 3:7; 3:8; 3:8; 3:8; 3:9; 3:9

Esther

6:12; 6:12; 7:8

Psalms

68:13

Jeremiah

14:3; 14:4