Châphar — H2658

H2658 · Hebrew — חפר

Pronunciation: khaw-far'

Definition

verb

properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore

  1. to dig, search for
    1. (Qal)
      1. to dig
      2. to search, search out, explore

Usually translated as

dig, paw, search out, seek

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Châphar occurs 22 times in 21 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (7), Exodus (1), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (2), Joshua (2), Job (4), Psalms (2), Ecclesiastes (1), Jeremiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — C