BDB3022
[חָפַשׁ] verb be free — only
Pu`al
Perfect 3 feminine singular כִּי לֹא חֻפָּ֑שָׁה
Lev 19:20 (
H
), because she was not freed (a freed-woman).
Strong's Lexicon
H2666
H2666 — חָפַשׁ
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2666 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חָפַשׁ |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | chaphash |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khaw-fash' |
| Meaning: | 1. to spread loose 2. (figuratively) to manumit |
| KJV Renderings: | be free. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
חפש (g’hah-phash’)
Leviticus 19:20
- KJV: And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.betrothed…: or, abused by any: Heb. reproached by (or, for) manshe shall…: or, they, etc: Heb. there shall be a scourging
- EHCC: because she was not free,