Chaphaz חָפַז

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Chaphaz (Hebrew חָפַז, Strong's H2648) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to hurry”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

1) to hurry, flee, hasten, fear, be terrified
1a) (Qal) to be in a hurry, be alarmed
1b) (Niphal) to be in a hurry

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

KJV	haste (5), tremble (1), hasteth (1), away (1), hasted (1)
BSB	my alarm (2), be alarmed (1), was hurrying (1), she was hurrying (1), haste (1), they fled (1), they hurried away (1)

Every verse with Chaphaz, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Deuteronomy 20:3
And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them.

1 Samuel 23:26
And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.

2 Samuel 4:4
And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

2 Kings 7:15
And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.And they tracked them as far as the Jordan, and indeed, the whole way was littered with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in haste. So the scouts returned and told the king.

Job 40:23
Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.

Psalm 31:22
For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.
Psalm 48:5
They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
Psalm 104:7
At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
Psalm 116:11
I said in my haste, All men are liars.In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”

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).