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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
Dictionary Aids

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 - “ ‘Do not pollute the land where you are. Bloodshed pollutes the land, and atonement cannot be made for the land on which blood has been shed, 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 - They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was desecrated by their blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:5 - The earth is defiled by its people; they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and broken the everlasting covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:1 - “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, should he return to her again? Would not the land be completely defiled? But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers— would you now return to me?”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:2 - “Look up to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been ravished? By the roadside you sat waiting for lovers, sat like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:9 - Because Israel’s immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stone and wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:11 - “Both prophet and priest are godless; even in my temple I find their wickedness,”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:32 - With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:11 - But now many nations are gathered against you. They say, “Let her be defiled, let our eyes gloat over Zion!”
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