Chaneph חָנֵף
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| חָנֵף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chaneph |
| Strong's number | H2611 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | profane |
| Occurrences | 13 in 13 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (8) |
Chaneph (Hebrew חָנֵף, Strong's H2611) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “profane”. It occurs 13 times in 13 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
hypocritical, godless, profane, hypocrite, irreligious
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hypocrite (6), hypocrites (3), hypocritical (2), hypocrite's (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | godless (7), godless man (1), like godless (1), ungodly man (1), is godless (1), against a godless (1), ungodly (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chaneph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 8:13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
- Job 13:16He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.
- Job 15:34For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
- Job 17:8Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.
- Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
- Job 27:8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
- Job 34:30That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.
- Job 36:13But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
Psalms
- Psalm 35:16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 11:9An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 9:17Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Isaiah 10:6I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.
- Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”
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).