Strong's Lexicon

H2648

H2648 — חָפַז

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

Hebrewchaphazverb-stemOccurrences: 10TWOT: 708

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2648
Word:	חָפַז
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	10
Transliteration:	chaphaz
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	khaw-faz'
Meaning:	1. (properly) to start up suddenly 2. (by implication) to hasten away, to fear
KJV Renderings:	(make) haste (away), tremble.

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[חָפַז] verb be in trepidation, hurry, or alarm (Arabic [untranscribed source text 1892] hasten, incite, urge); —

Qal Imperfect יַחְפּוֺז Job 40:23 תַּחְפְּזוּ Deut 20:3 Infinitive construct suffix בְּחָפְזִי Ps 31:28; Ps 116:11 בְּחָפְּזָהּ 2Sam 4:4 בְּחָפְזָם 2Kgs 7:15 Qr ( Kt הֵחָֽפְזֵם); —

1. be in a hurry or alarm, of hurried flight 2Sam 4:4; 2Kgs 7:15 Infinitive with ב = noun, in my alarm Ps 31:23; Ps 116:11 be alarmed Deut 20:3 (|| תיראו), Job 40:23 (of hippopotamus)

Niph`al Perfect נֶחְפָּ֑זוּ Ps 48:6 (|| נִבְהֲלוּ) hurry away in alarm; so Imperfect יֵחָפֵז֑וּן Ps 104:7 (|| יְּנוּסוּן); Infinitive הֵחָֽפְזֵם 2Kgs 7:15 Kt see above; Participle נֶחְפָּז 1Sam 23:26 hurried ללבת ׳ ויהי דוד נ and David became hurried to go.

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חפז (g’hah-phaz’)

2 Kings 7:15

KJV: And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.

EHCC: the Byrians had cast away in their Aaste.

Job 40:23

KJV: Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.he drinketh up: Heb. he oppresseth

EHCC: drinketh up a river, (and) Aasteth not:

Psalms 104:7

KJV: At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

EHCC: voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

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