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Lexicon :: Strong's H2610 - ḥānēp̄

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חָנֵף
Transliteration
ḥānēp̄
Pronunciation
khaw-nafe'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 696

Strong’s Definitions

חָנֵף chânêph, khaw-nafe'; a primitive root; to soil, especially in a moral sense:—corrupt, defile, × greatly, pollute, profane.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H2610 in the following manner: pollute (4x), defile (4x), greatly (1x), corrupt (1x), profane 1.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H2610 in the following manner: pollute (4x), defile (4x), greatly (1x), corrupt (1x), profane 1.

  1. to be profaned, be defiled, be polluted, be corrupt

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be polluted

      2. to be profane, be godless

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to pollute

      2. to make profane, make godless, cause to be defiled

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָנֵף chânêph, khaw-nafe'; a primitive root; to soil, especially in a moral sense:—corrupt, defile, × greatly, pollute, profane.
STRONGS H2610: Abbreviations
† [חָנֵף] verb be polluted, profane (Arabic حَنَفَ incline, decline, hence حَنِيفً inclining to a right state, but in Hebrew of inclining away from right, irreligion, profaneness, compare حَنِفَ have a حَنَفً i.e. distortion of foot; Syriac in derivatives be profane, etc.; Late Hebrew Hiph., Aramaic Aph`el act falsely toward, flatter, חֲנוּפָה hypocrisy; Assyrian hanpu, ruthlessness; hanâpu, exercise ruthlessness toward, Tel Amarna Zim ZA vi, 1891, 256) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular חָֽנְפָה Isaiah 24:5; 3rd person plural חָנֵפ֑וּ Jeremiah 23:11; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תֶּחְֶנַף Jeremiah 3:1; תֱּהֶָנ֑ף Micah 4:11; וֵתֶּחֱנַף Jeremiah 3:9; Psalm 106:38; Infinitive absolute חָנוֺף Jeremiah 3:1; —
1. be polluted: of land Isaiah 24:5; Jeremiah 3:1 (twice in verse); Psalm 106:38; of Zion Micah 4:11.
2. of prophet and priest＝be חָנֵף (compare below) i.e. profane, godless Jeremiah 23:11. — apparently transitive וַתֶּחֱנַף את הארץ, Gf strike out את, Gie cites Ges § 121,1, but read rather Hiph. וַתַּחֲנֵף with Manuscripts Greek Version of the LXX Ew and others (see also Gf. Gie).
Hiph. Imperfect יַחֲנִיף Numbers 35:33; Daniel 11:32; 2nd person feminine singular וַתַּחֲנִ֫יפִי Jeremiah 3:2; 2nd person masculine plural תַּחֲנִ֫יפוּ; —
1. pollute: the land Numbers 35:33 (twice in verse) (by blood; P), Jeremiah 3:2 (by idolatry, etc.) + Jeremiah 3:9 (see above)
2. make profane, godless Daniel 11:32 with accusative of person
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

35:33; 35:33

Psalms

106:38; 106:38

Isaiah

24:5; 24:5

Jeremiah

3:1; 3:1; 3:1; 3:2; 3:2; 3:9; 3:9; 23:11; 23:11

Daniel

11:32; 11:32

Micah

4:11; 4:11

H2610

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2610 matches the Hebrew חָנֵף (ḥānēp̄),
which occurs 11 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:33 - ‘So you shall not defile H2610 the land in which you live; for blood defiles H2610 the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of the one who shed it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:38 -

And shed innocent blood,

The blood of their sons and their daughters

Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;

And the land was defiled H2610 with the blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:5 - The earth is also defiled H2610 [fn]by its inhabitants, for they violated laws, altered statutes, and broke the everlasting covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:1 -

God [fn]says, “If a husband divorces his wife

And she leaves him

And becomes another man’s wife,

Will he return to her again?

Would that land not be completely H2610 defiled H2610?

But you are a prostitute with many [fn]lovers;

Yet you turn to Me,” declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:2 -

“Raise your eyes to the bare heights and see;

Where have you not been violated?

You have sat for them by the roads

Like an Arab in the desert,

And you have defiled H2610 a land

With your prostitution and your wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:9 - “And because of the thoughtlessness of her prostitution, she defiled H2610 the land and committed [fn]adultery with stones and trees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:11 -

“For both prophet and priest are defiled H2610;

Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:32 - “And by smooth words he will [fn]turn H2610 to H2610 godlessness H2610 those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will be strong and take action.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:11 -

“And now many nations have been assembled against you

Who say, ‘Let her be defiled H2610,

And let our eyes [fn]gloat over Zion!’

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