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Lexicon :: Strong's H2645 - ḥāp̄â

Aa
חָפָה
Transliteration
ḥāp̄â
Pronunciation
khaw-faw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root (compare חָפָא (H2644), חָפַף (H2653))
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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, bdb034107 (especially Pa.); Arabic bdb034108 be hidden, bdb034109 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

H2645

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2645 matches the Hebrew חָפָה (ḥāp̄â),
which occurs 12 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:30 - And David went up the slopes of the Mount of Olives weeping all the way, with his head covered and no shoes on his feet: and all the people who were with him, covering their heads, went up weeping.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:5 - And the greater house was roofed with cypress-wood, plated with the best gold and ornamented with designs of palm-trees and chains.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:7 - All the house was plated with gold, the supports, the steps, the walls and the doors; and the walls were ornamented with designs of winged ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:8 - And he made the most holy place; it was twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits wide, like the greater house, and was plated all over with the best gold; six hundred talents were used for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:9 - And fifty shekels weight of gold was used for the nails. He had all the higher rooms plated with gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:12 - And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:8 - Then the king came back from the garden into the room where they had been drinking; and Haman was stretched out on the seat where Esther was. Then the king said, Is he taking the queen by force before my eyes in my house? And while the words were on the king's lips, they put a cloth over Haman's face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:13 - Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:3 - Their great men have sent their servants for water: they come to the holes and there is no water to be seen; they come back with nothing in their vessels; they are overcome with shame and fear, covering their heads.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:4 - Those who do work on the land are in fear, for there has been no rain on the land, and the farmers are shamed, covering their heads.
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