Hebrew · H2645

חָפָה

To cover ; by implication, to veil , to encase , protect

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חָפָהH2645

What does חָפָה mean in the Bible?

חָפָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to cover ; by implication, to veil , to encase , protect".

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Questions this entry answers

What does חָפָה mean in the Bible?

חָפָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to cover ; by implication, to veil , to encase , protect".

How does the BSB render H2645?

The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include covered (2), they cover (2), And he overlaid [the inside] (1), are covered (1), He also overlaid (1).

Where does חָפָה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 15:30. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (5), 2 Samuel (2), Esther (2), Jeremiah (2).

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

covered2×2 Samuel 15:30, Esther 6:12

they cover2×Jeremiah 14:3, Jeremiah 14:4

And he overlaid [the inside]1×2 Chronicles 3:8

are covered1×Psalms 68:13

He also overlaid1×2 Chronicles 3:9

He overlaid1×2 Chronicles 3:7

He paneled1×2 Chronicles 3:5

they covered1×Esther 7:8

was covered1×2 Samuel 15:30

which he overlaid1×2 Chronicles 3:5

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row2 Samuel 15:30

Aligned rows12

Books represented5

2 Samuel22 Chronicles5Esther2Psalms1Jeremiah2

Source forms

וְחָפ֥וּ1xwə·ḥā·p̄ūJeremiah 14:3

וַחֲפ֥וּי1xwa·ḥă·p̄uiEsther 6:12

וַיְחַ֨ף1xway·ḥap̄2 Chronicles 3:7

וַיְחַפֵּ֖הוּ1xway·ḥap·pê·hū2 Chronicles 3:5

וַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙1xway·ḥap·pê·hū2 Chronicles 3:8

חִפָּה֙1xḥip·pāh2 Chronicles 3:5

חִפָּ֥ה1xḥip·pāh2 Chronicles 3:9

חָפוּ֙1xḥā·p̄ū2 Samuel 15:30

Parsing patterns

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural3x2 Samuel 15:30, Esther 7:8, Jeremiah 14:4

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular2x2 Chronicles 3:5, 2 Chronicles 3:8

Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular2x2 Chronicles 3:5, 2 Chronicles 3:9

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular1x2 Chronicles 3:7

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural1xJeremiah 14:3

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct1xEsther 6:12

Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular1xPsalms 68:13

Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular1x2 Samuel 15:30

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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חָפָה

What does חָפָה mean in the Bible?

What does חָפָה mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H2645?

Where does חָפָה appear in Scripture?

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