Strong's Lexicon

H2017

H2017 — הוֹפֶך

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewhopheknoun mascOccurrences: 1TWOT: 512

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2017
Word:הוֹפֶך
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H2015
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:hophek
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ho'-fek
Meaning:1. an upset, i.e. (abstract) perversity
KJV Renderings:turning of things upside down.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2212

הֶ֫פֶךְ noun masculine the contrary, contrariness, perversity; — absolute ׳ ה Ezek 16:34 הֶ֑פֶךְ Ezek 16:34 suffix הַפְכְּכֶם Isa 29:16 (see Baer); —

1. the contrary, opposite thing וַיְהִיבָֿךְ הֶפֶךְ מִןהַֿנָּשִׁים Ezek 16:34 & there hath occurred in thee the contrary from other women; Ezek 16:34 וַתְּהִי לְהֶ֑פֶךְ so thou hast become the contrary.
2. הַפְכְּכֶם Isa 29:16 Oh, your perversity!


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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