What does יָחֵף (yāḥēp) mean in the Bible?
יָחֵף (yāḥēp): State of vulnerability or distress; barefoot signals loss of protection, dignity, or normal social status in Hebrew thought
Hebrew · H3182
יָחֵף
Unsandalled
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יָחֵף H3182
Pronunciation yāḥēp
What does יָחֵף (yāḥēp) mean in the Bible?
יָחֵף (yāḥēp): State of vulnerability or distress; barefoot signals loss of protection, dignity, or normal social status in Hebrew thought
Full entry for יָחֵף (H3182) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3182?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and barefoot (3), barefoot (1), from going bare (1).
Where does יָחֵף (yāḥēp) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 15:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), 2 Samuel (1), Jeremiah (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 and barefoot 3× Isaiah 20:2, Isaiah 20:3, Isaiah 20:4
barefoot 1× 2 Samuel 15:30
from going bare 1× Jeremiah 2:25
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 15:30 יָחֵ֑ף to barefoot Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 20:2 וְיָחֵֽף׃ס to and barefoot Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 20:3 וְיָחֵ֑ף to and barefoot Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 20:4 וְיָחֵ֑ף to and barefoot Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Jeremiah 2:25 מִיָּחֵ֔ף to from going bare Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 15:30
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
2 Samuel 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
וְיָחֵ֑ף 2x wə·yā·ḥêp̄ Isaiah 20:3, Isaiah 20:4
וְיָחֵֽף׃ס 1x wə·yā·ḥêp̄ Isaiah 20:2
יָחֵ֑ף 1x yā·ḥêp̄ 2 Samuel 15:30
מִיָּחֵ֔ף 1x mî·yā·ḥêp̄ Jeremiah 2:25
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 3x Isaiah 20:2, Isaiah 20:3, Isaiah 20:4
Adjective - masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 15:30
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 2:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. State of vulnerability or distress; barefoot signals loss of protection, dignity, or normal social status in Hebrew thought
Source Gloss
unsandalled
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
State of vulnerability or distress; barefoot signals loss of protection, dignity, or normal social status in Hebrew thought
unsandalled BDB: barefoot Usage: barefoot, being unshod.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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