Chapher חָפֵר
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| חָפֵר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chapher |
| Strong's number | H2659 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be ashamed |
| Occurrences | 17 in 17 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (7) |
Chapher (Hebrew חָפֵר, Strong's H2659) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be ashamed”. It occurs 17 times in 17 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be ashamed, be confounded, be abashed, feel abashed
1a) (Qal) to be ashamed, be abashed
1b) (Hiphil) to display shame, demonstrate shame, cause embarrassment
1a) (Qal) to be ashamed, be abashed
1b) (Hiphil) to display shame, demonstrate shame, cause embarrassment
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | confounded (6), ashamed (4), shame (4), confusion (2), reproach (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | confounded (5), disgrace (3), will be disgraced (2), brings disappointment (1), be ashamed (1), you will be embarrassed (1), will be confounded (1), is ashamed (1), be humiliated (1), humiliated (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chapher, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 6:20They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
Psalms
- Psalm 34:5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed.
- Psalm 35:4Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.
- Psalm 35:26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
- Psalm 40:14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
- Psalm 70:2Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
- Psalm 71:24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
- Psalm 83:17Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 13:5A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
- Proverbs 19:26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 1:29For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.
- Isaiah 24:23Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.
- Isaiah 33:9The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
- Isaiah 54:4Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 15:9She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the Lord.The mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 50:12Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.your mother will be greatly ashamed; she who bore you will be disgraced. Behold, she will be the least of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
Micah
- Micah 3:7Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”
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).