Chaneph חָנֵף
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| חָנֵף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chaneph |
| Strong's number | H2610 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to pollute |
| Occurrences | 11 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Jeremiah (4) |
Chaneph (Hebrew חָנֵף, Strong's H2610) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to pollute”. It occurs 11 times in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be profaned, be defiled, be polluted, be corrupt
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be polluted
1a2) to be profane, be godless
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to pollute
1b2) to make profane, make godless, cause to be defiled
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be polluted
1a2) to be profane, be godless
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to pollute
1b2) to make profane, make godless, cause to be defiled
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | defiled (3), polluted (2), pollute (1), defileth (1), greatly polluted (1), profane (1), corrupt (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | pollute (1), pollutes (1), was polluted (1), is defiled (1), be completely defiled (1), you have defiled (1), had defiled (1), are ungodly (1), he will corrupt (1), let her be defiled (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chaneph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 35:33So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
Psalms
- Psalm 106:38And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.They shed innocent blood— the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 24:5The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 3:1They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the Lord.“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers— and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 3:2Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.
- Jeremiah 3:9And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.Indifferent to her own infidelity, Israel had defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.
- Jeremiah 23:11For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the Lord.“For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.
Daniel
- Daniel 11:32And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.
Micah
- Micah 4:11Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).