BDB2959
חֹ֫נֶף noun [masculine] profaneness — ׳ לִעֲשׂוֺת ח Isa 32:6 to practise profaneness (+ נְבָלָה, אָוֶַן, תּוֺעָה ).
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2612 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חוֹנֶף |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2610 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | choneph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kho'-nef |
| Meaning: | 1. moral filth, i.e. wickedness |
| KJV Renderings: | hypocrisy. |
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חֹ֫נֶף noun [masculine] profaneness — ׳ לִעֲשׂוֺת ח Isa 32:6 to practise profaneness (+ נְבָלָה, אָוֶַן, תּוֺעָה ).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke