Hebrew · H2015, H5061, H3836 · unreviewed

נֶהְפַּךְ הַנֶּגַע לְלָבָן

To turn about or over; by implication, to change , overturn , return , pervert · a blow (figuratively, infliction); also (by implication) a spot (concretely, a leprous person or dress) · white

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הָפַךְ H2015 to turn about or over; by implication, to change , overturn , return , pervert

Pronunciation haphak

Complete reversal of state or position; physical turning becomes moral/covenantal upheaval when applied to divine judgment.

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נֶגַע H5061 a blow (figuratively, infliction); also (by implication) a spot (concretely, a leprous person or dress)

Pronunciation negaʿ

Divinely-inflicted suffering that marks the body—plague or leprosy as God's visible judgment and separation.

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לָבָן H3836 white

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What does נֶהְפַּךְ הַנֶּגַע לְלָבָן (nehpaḵ hannegaʿ lĕlāḇān) mean in the Bible?

הָפַךְ · נֶגַע · לָבָן is a Hebrew word meaning "to turn about or over; by implication, to change , overturn , return , pervert".

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Meaning

to turn about or over; by implication, to change , overturn , return , pervert

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 26×

Perfect 2Kgs 5:26 · Deut 29:22 · Jer 20:16 · Job 28:9 · Josh 7:8 · Judg 20:41 · Lev 13:3 · Lev 13:4 · Lev 13:13 · Lev 13:20 · Lev 13:55 · Ps 66:6 · Ps 105:25 · Ps 105:29 · Ps 30:12 · Ps 41:4 20×

Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 22:34 · 2Chr 18:33 2×

Imperfect Lam 3:3 · Zeph 3:9 2×

Participle passive Hos 7:8 1×

Infinitive absolute Prov 12:7 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 24×

Perfect Dan 10:8 · Esth 9:22 · Exod 7:15 · Hos 11:8 · Job 20:14 · Job 28:5 · Josh 8:20 · Lam 1:20 · Lam 5:15 · Lev 13:17 · Lev 13:25 · Ps 32:4 · 1Sam 4:19 · Dan 10:16 · Job 19:19 · Job 41:20 19×

Imperfect Ezek 4:8 · Job 30:21 · Isa 60:5 · Joel 3:4 4×

Participle active Jonah 3:4 1×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 3×

Participle active Job 37:12 · Judg 7:13 2×

Imperfect Job 38:14 1×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×

Perfect Job 30:15 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 54 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 40 Imperfect 7 Participle 3 Imperative 2 Participle passive 1 Infinitive absolute 1

Stem

Qal 26 Niphal 24 Hithpael 3 Hophal 1

Mood

Indicative 40 Indicative/jussive 6 Imperative 2 Indicative/cohortative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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