Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3182 |
|---|---|
| Word: | יָחֵף |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to take off the shoes |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | yacheph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yaw-khafe' |
| Meaning: | 1. unsandalled |
| KJV Renderings: | barefoot, being unshod. |
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יָחֵף adjective barefoot, always absolute יָחֵף Isa 20:2 + 4 t.; — הלך עָרוֺם וְיָחֵף Isa 20:2 ( רַגְּלֶ֑ךָ נַעַלְךָ תַחֲלֹץ מֵעַל in preceding clause), Isa 20:3 הֹלֵךְ יָחֵף 2Sam 15:30 נָהַג יָחֵף Isa 20:3 apparently = substantive, מִנְעִי רַגְלֵךְ מִיָּחֵף Jer 2:25 withhold thy foot from bareness (Syriac [untranscribed source text 2217] discalceatio).
יַחְצְאֵל, יַחֲצִיאֵל, יַחְצְאֵלִי see below חצה .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Isaiah 20:2
Jeremiah 2:25
