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הָפַךְ verb turn, overturn (Late Hebrew 
id., Aramaic 
הֲפַךְ, 
Kfph, Arabic 
أَفَكَ W
SG 47, Assyrian 
abâku, apâku Dl
W) — 
Qal Perfect Leviticus 13:3 + 
13 times; 
וְהָפַךְ consecutive 
2 Kings 21:13; 
Job 34:25; 
3rd person masculine plural הָֽפְכוּ Psalm 78:9; 
הֲפַכְתֶּם Amos 6:12; 
Jeremiah 23:36, etc.; 
Imperfect יַהֲפֹךְ Lamentations 3:3; 
Jeremiah 13:23; 
וַיַּהֲפֹךְ Genesis 19:25 + 
6 times; 
וַיַּהֲפָךְֿ 1 Samuel 10:9; suffix 
וַיַּהַפְכֵהוּ Judges 7:13; 
3rd person feminine singular וַתַּהֲפֹךְ 2 Chronicles 9:12; 
אֶהְפֹּךְ Zephaniah 3:9; 
וַיַּהַפְכוּ 1 Samuel 25:12; 
Job 12:15; 
Imperative הֲפֹךְ 1 Kings 22:34 2 Chronicles 18:33; 
Infinitive absolute הָפוֺךְ Proverbs 12:7; 
construct הֲפֹךְ Genesis 19:29; 
1 Chronicles 19:3; suffix 
הָפְכִּי Genesis 19:21; 
הָפְכָהּ 2 Samuel 10:3; — on 
הַפְכְּכֶם (so Baer, which see) 
Isaiah 29:16, see 
הֶפֶךְ; 
Participle active הֹפֵךְ Amos 5:8; 
הַהֹפְכִי Psalm 114:8; plural 
הַהֹפְכִים Amos 5:7; 
passive הֲפוּכָה Hosea 7:8; 
Lamentations 4:6. — 
    1. transitive
    b. overturn, overthrow, followed by accusative Sodom, etc., 
Genesis 19:21, 
25, 
29 (J), 
Deuteronomy 29:22; 
Jeremiah 20:16; 
Lamentations 4:6 (compare 
וגו׳ מַהְפֵּכַת Amos 4:11 see below; also 
הֲפֵכָה, [
מַהְמֵּכָה]); city of Ammon 
2 Samuel 10:3 = 
1 Chronicles 19:3 (object omitted); mountains 
Job 9:5; 
Job 28:9; throne 
Haggai 2:22 (|| 
הִשְׁמִיד), chariots 
Haggai 2:22; tent (
אֹהֶל), 
לְמַ֫עְלָה ה׳ Judges 7:3; object earth (
ה׳ = 
devastate) 
Job 12:15; wicked men 
Amos 4:11 (
וְאֶת־ אֶת־סְדֹס אֱלֹהִים כְּמַהְפֵּכַת בָּכֶם הָפַכְּתִּי יֲמֹרָה) 
Proverbs 12:7; 
Job 34:25 (object omitted).
 
    c. turn = change, transform
    (1) followed by accusative = 
alter; a colour (
עֵינוֺ) 
Leviticus 13:55 (P); skin Jeremiah 13:33; bed (
מִשְׁכָּבוֺ see 
מ׳; Che 
his lying down) 
Psalm 41:4 i.e. restore to health;
 
    (3) followed by accusative with Infinitive 
Psalm 105:25 he turned their heart to hate his people;
 
    2. intransitive
    b. turn = change, change into, followed by predicate adjective 
לָבָן ה׳ turn white 
Leviticus 13:3, 
4, 
13, 
20 (all P).
 
Niph. Perfect נֶהְפַּךְ Exodus 7:15 + 
10 times; 
נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ Job 20:14; 
וְנֶהְפַּךְ consecutive 
Leviticus 13:16; 
נֶהֶפְכָה Lamentations 5:2; 
3rd person masculine plural נֶהְפְּכוּ Job 19:19 + 
3 times, 
נֶהֶפְכוּ 1 Samuel 4:19; 
Daniel 10:16, 
וְנֶהֶפְכוּ consecutive 
Exodus 7:17; 
Isaiah 34:9, etc.; 
Imperfect יֵהָפֵךְ Isaiah 60:5; 
Joel 3:4; 
וַיֵּהָפֵךְ Exodus 14:5; 
Isaiah 63:10; 
2nd person masculine singular תֵּהָפֵךְ Job 30:21; 
Ezekiel 4:8; 
וַיֵּהָֽפְכוּ Exodus 7:20; 
Infinitive absolute נַהֲפוֺךְ Esther 9:1; 
Participle נֶהְפָּךְ Proverbs 17:20; 
נֶהְפָּ֑כֶת Jonah 3:4; — 
    1. reflexive & intransitive.
    c. be perverse, only participle used substantive 
בִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ נֶהפָּךְ Proverbs 17:20 he that is perverse with his tongue.
 
    2. passive,
    a. be turned, turned over to followed by 
לְ, an inheritance to strangers 
Lamentations 5:2.
 
    d. be overturned, overthrown, of city Nineveh 
Jonah 3:4.
 
    e. be upturned, of subterran. work of miners 
Job 28:5 = 
there is an upturning.
 
Hithp. Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תִּתְהַפֵּךְ Job 38:14; 
Participle מִתְהַפֵּךְ Judges 7:13; 
Job 37:12; 
מִתְהַפֶּכֶת Genesis 3:24; — reflexive & intransitive: 
    1. turn this way & 
that, every way, of the flaming sword 
Genesis 3:24 (J); storm-cloud 
Job 37:12; 
turn over & over Judges 7:13, of bread-cake tumbling into the host of Midian.
 
    2. transform oneself, 
Job 38:14 of earth under rising dawn.
 
Hoph. Perfect בַּלָּהוֺת עָלַי הָהְפַּךְ Job 30:15 there have been turned upon me terrors (compare 
הִתְגַּלְגָּ֑לוּ Job 30:14, of foes).
														
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