Châphas — H2664

H2664 · Hebrew — חפש

Pronunciation: khaw-fas'

Definition

verb

to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask

  1. to search, search for, to search out, disguise oneself
    1. (Qal)
      1. to search for
      2. to think out, devise
      3. to search, test
    2. (Niphal) to be searched out, be exposed
    3. (Piel) to search, search through, search for
    4. (Pual) to be searched for, be sought out
    5. (Hithpael)
      1. to disguise oneself
      2. to let oneself be searched for

Usually translated as

search, change, diligent, disquise self, hide

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Châphas occurs 23 times in 20 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), 1 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (2), Job (1), Psalms (2), Proverbs (3), Lamentations (1), Amos (1), Obadiah (1), Zephaniah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — C