What does חֻפְשָׁה mean in the Bible?
חֻפְשָׁה is a Hebrew word meaning "liberty (from slavery)".
Hebrew · H2668
חֻפְשָׁה
Liberty (from slavery)
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חֻפְשָׁה H2668
What does חֻפְשָׁה mean in the Bible?
חֻפְשָׁה is a Hebrew word meaning "liberty (from slavery)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2668?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include freedom (1).
Where does חֻפְשָׁה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 19:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (1).
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 freedom 1× Leviticus 19:20
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First aligned row Leviticus 19:20
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Leviticus 1
Source forms
חֻפְשָׁ֖ה 1x ḥup̄·šāh Leviticus 19:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 19:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. liberty (from slavery)
Source Gloss
liberty (from slavery)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
liberty (from slavery) BDB: freedom Usage: freedom.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֻפְשָׁה is built from this root:
חָפַשׁ H2666
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