Strong's Lexicon

H2653

H2653 — חָפַף

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

Hebrewchophaphverb-stemOccurrences: 1TWOT: 710

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2653
Word:חָפַף
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:chophaph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:khaw-faf'
Meaning:1. to cover (in protection)
KJV Renderings:cover.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3000

I. [חָפַף] verb enclose, surround, cover (Arabic [untranscribed source text 1899], surround, [untranscribed source text 1900] side, or border of a thing) — only

Qal Participle חֹפֵף עָלָיו Deut 33:12 (poem) he (׳ י) is covering him over, figurative of ׳ י's sheltering Benjamin (in temple; on omission of subject see Ges «GKC:116»§ 116. 5. R. 3).


Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חפף (g’hah-phaph’)

Deuteronomy 33:12

KJV: And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
EHCC: Lord shall cover him all the day
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