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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חָשַׂףH2834
Pronunciationwayyeḥĕśōp̄
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 Itbare2×Psalms 29:9, Jeremiah 49:10
. . .1×Joel 1:7
bared1×Ezekiel 4:7
has bared1×Isaiah 52:10
It has stripped off the bark1×Joel 1:7
or to skim1×Isaiah 30:14
strip off1×Isaiah 47:2
to draw out1×Haggai 2:16
up1×Jeremiah 13:26
with bared1×Isaiah 20:4
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 29:9וַֽיֶּחֱשֹׂ֪ףtobareConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 20:4וַחֲשׂוּפַ֥יtowith baredConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural constructIsaiah 30:14וְלַחְשֹׂ֥ףtoor to skimConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructIsaiah 47:2חֶשְׂפִּי־tostrip offVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularIsaiah 52:10חָשַׂ֤ףtohas baredVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularJeremiah 13:26חָשַׂ֥פְתִּיtoupVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularJeremiah 49:10חָשַׂ֣פְתִּיtobareVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularEzekiel 4:7חֲשׂוּפָ֑הtobaredVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularJoel 1:7חָשֹׂ֤ףtoIt has stripped off the barkVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteJoel 1:7חֲשָׂפָהּ֙to. . .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 rowPsalms 29:9
Aligned rows11
Books represented6
Psalms1Isaiah4Jeremiah2Ezekiel1Joel2Haggai1
Source forms
וַחֲשׂוּפַ֥י1xwa·ḥă·śū·p̄ayIsaiah 20:4
וַֽיֶּחֱשֹׂ֪ף1xway·ye·ḥĕ·śōp̄Psalms 29:9
וְלַחְשֹׂ֥ף1xwə·laḥ·śōp̄Isaiah 30:14
חֲשׂוּפָ֑ה1xḥă·śū·p̄āhEzekiel 4:7
חָשַׂ֤ף1xḥā·śap̄Isaiah 52:10
חָשֹׂ֤ף1xḥā·śōp̄Joel 1:7
חֲשָׂפָהּ֙1xḥă·śā·p̄āhJoel 1:7
חֶשְׂפִּי־1xḥeś·pî-Isaiah 47:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular2xJeremiah 13:26, Jeremiah 49:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular1xPsalms 29:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct1xIsaiah 20:4
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1xIsaiah 30:14
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1xHaggai 2:16
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular1xIsaiah 47:2
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute1xJoel 1:7
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 52:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Exposing vulnerability through removal: physical stripping for labor or shameful exposure, or draining away substance.
Strong'sH2834
Lexical occurrences11 versesWord forms1 form6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkPsalms 29:5–9Source Gloss
to strip off, i.e. generally to make naked (for exertion or in disgrace), to drain away or bail up (a liquid)
Extended definitionSource: 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 groups1Aligned forms6
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense6×
PerfectJer 13:26 · Jer 49:10 · Isa 52:103×
Participle passiveEzek 4:71×
Sequential imperfectIsa 47:21×
Infinitive absoluteJoel 1:71×
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.