What does הָפַךְ (haphak) mean in the Bible?
הָפַךְ (haphak): Complete reversal of state or position; physical turning becomes moral/covenantal upheaval when applied to divine judgment.
Hebrew · H2015
הָפַךְ
To turn about or over; by implication, to change , overturn , return , pervert
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הָפַךְ H2015
Pronunciation haphak
What does הָפַךְ (haphak) mean in the Bible?
הָפַךְ (haphak): Complete reversal of state or position; physical turning becomes moral/covenantal upheaval when applied to divine judgment.
Full entry for הָפַךְ (H2015) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2015?
The BSB source-word alignment has 94 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include has turned (7), He turned (4), turned (4), changed (3), and overthrow it (2).
Where does הָפַךְ (haphak) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (12), Psalms (10), Leviticus (9), Jeremiah (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It has turned 7× Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:17, Leviticus 13:20
He turned 4× Psalms 66:6, Psalms 78:44, Psalms 105:25, Psalms 105:29
turned 4× Leviticus 13:4, Deuteronomy 23:5, Esther 9:22, Jeremiah 30:6
changed 3× Exodus 14:5, Leviticus 13:55, 1 Samuel 10:9
and overthrow it 2× 2 Samuel 10:3, 1 Chronicles 19:3
I will overturn 2× Haggai 2:22
I will turn 2× Jeremiah 31:13, Amos 8:10
overthrew 2× Deuteronomy 29:23, Jeremiah 20:16
Turn around 2× 1 Kings 22:34, 2 Chronicles 18:33
turned around 2× 1 Samuel 25:12, 2 Kings 9:23
will be turned 2× Isaiah 34:9, Joel 2:31
. . . 1× Lamentations 3:3
a whirling 1× Genesis 3:24
an unturned 1× Hosea 7:8
and it will turn 1× Exodus 7:17
and restore him 1× Psalms 41:3
and turning [it] 1× 2 Kings 21:13
and turns 1× Leviticus 13:16
and you will be transformed 1× 1 Samuel 10:6
are overthrown 1× Proverbs 12:7
are turned loose 1× Job 30:15
become 1× Job 41:28
but [their plan] was overturned 1× Esther 9:1
change 1× Jeremiah 13:23
changed the wind 1× Exodus 10:19
could you turn yourself 1× Jeremiah 2:21
demolish 1× Genesis 19:21
got down 1× 2 Kings 5:26
grew 1× Daniel 10:8
had turned 1× Nehemiah 13:2
has been turned over 1× Lamentations 5:2
have turned 1× Job 19:19
He overthrows [them] 1× Job 34:25
he overturns 1× Job 28:9
I am overcome 1× Daniel 10:16
I will restore 1× Zephaniah 3:9
is deceitful 1× Proverbs 17:20
is pounding 1× Lamentations 1:20
is turned 1× Hosea 11:8
it is transformed 1× Job 28:5
left 1× 2 Chronicles 9:12
now turned 1× Joshua 8:20
overtook 1× 1 Samuel 4:19
overturned 1× Judges 7:13
overturns them 1× Job 9:5
Since it has all turned 1× Leviticus 13:13
So He turned 1× Isaiah 63:10
so that you pervert 1× Jeremiah 23:36
Some of you I overthrew 1× Amos 4:11
sours 1× Job 20:14
that destroyed 1× Genesis 19:29
The earth takes shape 1× Job 38:14
There are those who turn 1× Amos 5:7
they overwhelm 1× Job 12:15
Thus He destroyed 1× Genesis 19:25
tumbling 1× Judges 7:13
turn 1× Ezekiel 4:8
turned back 1× Psalms 78:9
turned back on them 1× Judges 20:41
twisted 1× Psalms 78:57
was changed 1× Exodus 7:15
was drained 1× Psalms 32:4
was turned 1× Exodus 7:20
which was overthrown 1× Lamentations 4:6
whirling 1× Job 37:12
who turned 1× Psalms 114:8
who turns 1× Amos 5:8
will be brought 1× Isaiah 60:5
will be overturned 1× Jonah 3:4
would turn 1× Judges 20:39
You have ruthlessly turned 1× Job 30:21
you have turned 1× Amos 6:12
You turned 1× Psalms 30:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:24 הַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶת to a whirling Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular Genesis 19:21 הָפְכִּ֥י to demolish Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Genesis 19:25 וַֽיַּהֲפֹךְ֙ to Thus He destroyed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 19:29 בַּהֲפֹךְ֙ to that destroyed Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Exodus 7:15 נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ to was changed Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 7:17 וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּ to and it will turn Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Exodus 7:20 וַיֵּהָֽפְכ֛וּ to was turned Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Exodus 10:19 וַיַּהֲפֹ֨ךְ to changed the wind Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 14:5 וַ֠יֵּהָפֵךְ to changed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 13:3 הָפַ֣ךְ׀ to has turned Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 3:24
Aligned rows 94
Books represented 28
Genesis 4 Exodus 5 Leviticus 9 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 2 Judges 4 1 Samuel 4 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 3 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 1 Esther 2 Job 12 Psalms 10 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 6 Lamentations 5 Ezekiel 1 Daniel 2 Hosea 2 Joel 1 Amos 5 Jonah 1 Zephaniah 1 Haggai 2
Source forms
הָפַ֣ךְ 5x hā·p̄aḵ Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:20, Deuteronomy 29:23, Psalms 105:25
נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ 5x neh·paḵ Exodus 7:15, Leviticus 13:17, Job 28:5, Psalms 32:4
נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ 3x neh·paḵ Lamentations 1:20, Daniel 10:8, Hosea 11:8
הָפַ֥ךְ 2x hā·p̄aḵ Leviticus 13:13, Jeremiah 20:16
וְהָפַכְתִּ֨י 2x wə·hā·p̄aḵ·tî Jeremiah 31:13, Amos 8:10
וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְ 2x way·ya·hă·p̄ōḵ 2 Kings 9:23, Nehemiah 13:2
וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּ 2x wə·ne·hep̄·ḵū Exodus 7:17, Jeremiah 30:6
נֶהְפְּכוּ־ 2x neh·pə·ḵū- Job 19:19, Job 41:28
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 14x Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:13, Leviticus 13:20
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 12x Exodus 7:15, Leviticus 13:17, Leviticus 13:25, Joshua 8:20
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 8x Genesis 19:25, Exodus 10:19, Deuteronomy 23:5, Judges 20:39
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural 5x 1 Samuel 4:19, Job 19:19, Job 41:28, Psalms 78:57
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 4x Jeremiah 31:13, Amos 8:10, Haggai 2:22
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 3x Exodus 7:17, Isaiah 34:9, Jeremiah 30:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 14:5, Isaiah 63:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 21:13, Job 34:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Complete reversal of state or position; physical turning becomes moral/covenantal upheaval when applied to divine judgment.
Strong's H2015
Lexical occurrences 94 verses Word forms 4 forms 54 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Hosea 11:8-11 Source Gloss
to turn about or over; by implication, to change , overturn , return , pervert
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Complete reversal of state or position; physical turning becomes moral/covenantal upheaval when applied to divine judgment.
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert BDB: turn Usage: × become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 54
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×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
to overturn, turn
Showing 1 selected witness from 94 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
הָפַךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Describes internal divine resolve. Hosea 11:8-11
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain