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חׇפְשִׁי

Exempt (from bondage, tax or care)

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חׇפְשִׁיH2670
Pronunciationḥopĕšiy

What does חׇפְשִׁי (ḥopĕšiy) mean in the Bible?

חׇפְשִׁי (ḥopĕšiy): Freedom from legal obligation or social constraint; liberation from bondage, tax, or protective responsibility.

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What does חׇפְשִׁי (ḥopĕšiy) mean in the Bible?

חׇפְשִׁי (ḥopĕšiy): Freedom from legal obligation or social constraint; liberation from bondage, tax, or protective responsibility.

How does the BSB render H2670?

The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include free (9), . . . (3), - (1), at liberty (1), from taxation (1).

Where does חׇפְשִׁי (ḥopĕšiy) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 21:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (5), Exodus (4), Deuteronomy (3), Job (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
free9×Exodus 21:2, Exodus 21:5, Exodus 21:26, Exodus 21:27
. . .3×Deuteronomy 15:13, Jeremiah 34:9, Jeremiah 34:11
-1×Jeremiah 34:10
at liberty1×Jeremiah 34:16
from taxation1×1 Samuel 17:25
I am forsaken1×Psalms 88:5
is freed1×Job 3:19
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 21:2לַֽחָפְשִׁ֖יtofreePreposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singularExodus 21:5חָפְשִֽׁי׃tofreeAdjective - masculine singularExodus 21:26לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יtofreePreposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singularExodus 21:27לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥יtofreePreposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singularDeuteronomy 15:12חָפְשִׁ֖יtofreeAdjective - masculine singularDeuteronomy 15:13חָפְשִׁ֖יto. . .Adjective - masculine singularDeuteronomy 15:18חָפְשִׁי֙tofreeAdjective - masculine singular1 Samuel 17:25חָפְשִׁ֖יtofrom taxationAdjective - masculine singularJob 3:19חָפְשִׁ֥יtois freedAdjective - masculine singularJob 39:5חָפְשִׁ֑יtofreeAdjective - masculine singular
Usage map

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

First aligned rowExodus 21:2
Aligned rows17
Books represented7
Exodus4Deuteronomy31 Samuel1Job2Psalms1Isaiah1Jeremiah5
Source forms
חָפְשִׁ֖י4xḥā·p̄ə·šîDeuteronomy 15:12, Deuteronomy 15:13, 1 Samuel 17:25, Jeremiah 34:14
חָפְשִׁ֔ים2xḥā·p̄ə·šîmIsaiah 58:6, Jeremiah 34:10
חָפְשִׁ֑ים2xḥā·p̄ə·šîmJeremiah 34:9, Jeremiah 34:11
לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥י2xla·ḥā·p̄ə·šîExodus 21:26, Exodus 21:27
חָפְשִׁי֙1xḥā·p̄ə·šîDeuteronomy 15:18
חָפְשִׁ֥י1xḥā·p̄ə·šîJob 3:19
חָפְשִׁ֑י1xḥā·p̄ə·šîJob 39:5
חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י1xḥā·p̄ə·šîPsalms 88:5
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular9xExodus 21:5, Deuteronomy 15:12, Deuteronomy 15:13, Deuteronomy 15:18
Adjective - masculine plural5xIsaiah 58:6, Jeremiah 34:9, Jeremiah 34:10, Jeremiah 34:11
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular3xExodus 21:2, Exodus 21:26, Exodus 21:27
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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