What does חָשַׂף (wayyeḥĕśōp̄) mean in the Bible?
חָשַׂף (wayyeḥĕśōp̄): Exposing vulnerability through removal: physical stripping for labor or shameful exposure, or draining away substance.
Hebrew · H2834
חָשַׂף
To strip off, i.e. generally to make naked (for exertion or in disgrace), to drain away or bail up (a liquid)
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חָשַׂף H2834
Pronunciation wayyeḥĕśōp̄
What does חָשַׂף (wayyeḥĕśōp̄) mean in the Bible?
חָשַׂף (wayyeḥĕśōp̄): Exposing vulnerability through removal: physical stripping for labor or shameful exposure, or draining away substance.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2834?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bare (2), . . . (1), bared (1), has bared (1), It has stripped off the bark (1).
Where does חָשַׂף (wayyeḥĕśōp̄) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 29:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (2), Joel (2), Ezekiel (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 bare 2× Psalms 29:9, Jeremiah 49:10
. . . 1× Joel 1:7
bared 1× Ezekiel 4:7
has bared 1× Isaiah 52:10
It has stripped off the bark 1× Joel 1:7
or to skim 1× Isaiah 30:14
strip off 1× Isaiah 47:2
to draw out 1× Haggai 2:16
up 1× Jeremiah 13:26
with bared 1× Isaiah 20:4
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 29:9 וַֽיֶּחֱשֹׂ֪ף to bare Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 20:4 וַחֲשׂוּפַ֥י to with bared Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct Isaiah 30:14 וְלַחְשֹׂ֥ף to or to skim Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Isaiah 47:2 חֶשְׂפִּי־ to strip off Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Isaiah 52:10 חָשַׂ֤ף to has bared Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Jeremiah 13:26 חָשַׂ֥פְתִּי to up Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Jeremiah 49:10 חָשַׂ֣פְתִּי to bare Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Ezekiel 4:7 חֲשׂוּפָ֑ה to bared Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Joel 1:7 חָשֹׂ֤ף to It has stripped off the bark Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Joel 1:7 חֲשָׂפָהּ֙ to . . . Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 29:9
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 6
Psalms 1 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1 Joel 2 Haggai 1
Source forms
וַחֲשׂוּפַ֥י 1x wa·ḥă·śū·p̄ay Isaiah 20:4
וַֽיֶּחֱשֹׂ֪ף 1x way·ye·ḥĕ·śōp̄ Psalms 29:9
וְלַחְשֹׂ֥ף 1x wə·laḥ·śōp̄ Isaiah 30:14
חֲשׂוּפָ֑ה 1x ḥă·śū·p̄āh Ezekiel 4:7
חָשַׂ֤ף 1x ḥā·śap̄ Isaiah 52:10
חָשֹׂ֤ף 1x ḥā·śōp̄ Joel 1:7
חֲשָׂפָהּ֙ 1x ḥă·śā·p̄āh Joel 1:7
חֶשְׂפִּי־ 1x ḥeś·pî- Isaiah 47:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular 2x Jeremiah 13:26, Jeremiah 49:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 29:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct 1x Isaiah 20:4
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Isaiah 30:14
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Haggai 2:16
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 47:2
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute 1x Joel 1:7
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 52:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Exposing vulnerability through removal: physical stripping for labor or shameful exposure, or draining away substance.
Strong's H2834
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Word forms 1 form 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Psalms 29:5–9 Source Gloss
to strip off, i.e. generally to make naked (for exertion or in disgrace), to drain away or bail up (a liquid)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Exposing vulnerability through removal: physical stripping for labor or shameful exposure, or draining away substance.
to strip off, i.e. generally to make naked (for exertion or in disgrace), to drain away or bail up (a liquid) BDB: strip off Usage: make bare, clean, discover, draw out, take, uncover.
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 1 Aligned forms 6
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×
Perfect Jer 13:26 · Jer 49:10 · Isa 52:10 3×
Participle passive Ezek 4:7 1×
Sequential imperfect Isa 47:2 1×
Infinitive absolute Joel 1:7 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
He strips bare; he uncovers; he reveals; to remove a covering or veil
Showing 1 selected witness from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
חָשַׂף is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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