What does חׇפְשִׁי (ḥopĕšiy) mean in the Bible?
חׇפְשִׁי (ḥopĕšiy): Freedom from legal obligation or social constraint; liberation from bondage, tax, or protective responsibility.
Hebrew · H2670
חׇפְשִׁי
Exempt (from bondage, tax or care)
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חׇפְשִׁי H2670
Pronunciation ḥopĕšiy
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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Questions this entry answers
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 free 9× 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 liberty 1× Jeremiah 34:16
from taxation 1× 1 Samuel 17:25
I am forsaken 1× Psalms 88:5
is freed 1× Job 3:19
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 21:2 לַֽחָפְשִׁ֖י to free Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Exodus 21:5 חָפְשִֽׁי׃ to free Adjective - masculine singular Exodus 21:26 לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥י to free Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Exodus 21:27 לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥י to free Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Deuteronomy 15:12 חָפְשִׁ֖י to free Adjective - masculine singular Deuteronomy 15:13 חָפְשִׁ֖י to . . . Adjective - masculine singular Deuteronomy 15:18 חָפְשִׁי֙ to free Adjective - masculine singular 1 Samuel 17:25 חָפְשִׁ֖י to from taxation Adjective - masculine singular Job 3:19 חָפְשִׁ֥י to is freed Adjective - masculine singular Job 39:5 חָפְשִׁ֑י to free Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 21:2
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 7
Exodus 4 Deuteronomy 3 1 Samuel 1 Job 2 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 5
Source forms
חָפְשִׁ֖י 4x ḥā·p̄ə·šî Deuteronomy 15:12, Deuteronomy 15:13, 1 Samuel 17:25, Jeremiah 34:14
חָפְשִׁ֔ים 2x ḥā·p̄ə·šîm Isaiah 58:6, Jeremiah 34:10
חָפְשִׁ֑ים 2x ḥā·p̄ə·šîm Jeremiah 34:9, Jeremiah 34:11
לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥י 2x la·ḥā·p̄ə·šî Exodus 21:26, Exodus 21:27
חָפְשִׁי֙ 1x ḥā·p̄ə·šî Deuteronomy 15:18
חָפְשִׁ֥י 1x ḥā·p̄ə·šî Job 3:19
חָפְשִׁ֑י 1x ḥā·p̄ə·šî Job 39:5
חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י 1x ḥā·p̄ə·šî Psalms 88:5
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 9x Exodus 21:5, Deuteronomy 15:12, Deuteronomy 15:13, Deuteronomy 15:18
Adjective - masculine plural 5x Isaiah 58:6, Jeremiah 34:9, Jeremiah 34:10, Jeremiah 34:11
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular 3x Exodus 21:2, Exodus 21:26, Exodus 21:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Freedom from legal obligation or social constraint; liberation from bondage, tax, or protective responsibility.
Source Gloss
exempt (from bondage, tax or care)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Freedom from legal obligation or social constraint; liberation from bondage, tax, or protective responsibility.
exempt (from bondage, tax or care) BDB: free Usage: free, liberty.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Released from bondage, liberated from servitude as decreed
Showing 1 selected witness from 17 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
חׇפְשִׁי is built from this root:
חָפַשׁ H2666
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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