חָפַשׂ
châphas · khaw-fas'
to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask
- to seek
- causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: change, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to speak, the word › to consume, to destroy
To separate and protect that works to speak, the word that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָפַשׂ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
23 occurrences · 23 OT · 0 NT · 20 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- disguised3 · 13%
- that i will search2 · 9%
- i will disguise2 · 9%
- is upon me. and he searched1 · 4%
- and he searched1 · 4%
- and they shall search1 · 4%
- and disguised1 · 4%
- search1 · 4%
- from him, but disguised1 · 4%
- changed1 · 4%
- they search out1 · 4%
- a diligent1 · 4%
- made diligent search1 · 4%
- and searchest1 · 4%
- searching1 · 4%
- is hidden1 · 4%
- let us search1 · 4%
- i will search1 · 4%
- searched out1 · 4%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.