What does יָצָא · חׇפְשִׁי mean in the Bible?
יָצָא · חׇפְשִׁי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "go out free".
Hebrew · H3318, H2670
יֵצֵא לַחָפְשִׁי
To go (causatively, bring ) out , in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim. · exempt (from bondage, tax or care)
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יָצָאH3318to go (causatively, bring ) out , in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
Pronunciationyāṣāʾ
Foundational exit-verb; literal departure expands to birth, emission, utterance, and divine emanation throughout OT narrative.
Open lexicon entry →חׇפְשִׁיH2670exempt (from bondage, tax or care)
Pronunciationḥopĕšiy
Freedom from legal obligation or social constraint; liberation from bondage, tax, or protective responsibility.
Open lexicon entry →What does יֵצֵא לַחָפְשִׁי (yetze lachofshi) mean in the Bible?
יָצָא · חׇפְשִׁי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "go out free".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3318, H2670?
H3318, H2670 is connected to 1,093 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. go out free
Source Gloss
go out free
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 groups3Aligned forms491
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense394×
Imperfect1Kgs 8:44 · 1Sam 2:3 · 1Sam 24:14 · 2Chr 6:34 · 2Kgs 5:11 · 2Kgs 12:13 · 2Kgs 18:7 · 2Sam 7:12 · Deut 24:5 · Eccl 7:18 · Esth 1:17 · Exod 21:2 · Exod 21:3 · Exod 21:4 · Exod 33:7 · Ezek 44:3139×
Perfect1Chr 14:15 · 1Kgs 11:29 · 1Kgs 20:39 · 1Sam 23:15 · 1Sam 24:15 · 1Sam 26:20 · 2Chr 22:7 · 2Kgs 9:11 · 2Kgs 19:9 · 2Kgs 20:4 · 2Sam 5:24 · 2Sam 16:11 · 2Sam 19:20 · 2Sam 20:8 · Dan 8:9 · Dan 9:23123×
Participle active1Chr 5:18 · 1Chr 7:11 · 1Chr 12:34 · 1Chr 12:37 · 1Kgs 5:13 · 1Kgs 15:17 · 1Sam 9:11 · 1Sam 9:14 · 1Sam 11:7 · 1Sam 14:11 · 1Sam 17:55 · 1Sam 18:16 · 2Chr 16:1 · 2Chr 23:8 · 2Chr 25:5 · 2Chr 26:1178×
Sequential imperfect1Kgs 2:30 · 1Kgs 19:11 · 1Kgs 22:22 · 2Chr 18:21 · 2Chr 26:18 · 2Sam 16:7 · 2Sam 19:8 · Exod 11:8 · Ezek 3:22 · Gen 8:16 · Gen 31:13 · Isa 7:3 · Isa 30:22 · Judg 9:38 · 2Chr 20:17 · 2Chr 24:530×
Jussive1Sam 22:3 · 2Kgs 9:15 · 2Kgs 10:25 · Esth 1:19 · Exod 16:29 · Joel 2:16 · Jer 6:25 · Prov 25:89×
Infinitive construct1Chr 20:1 · 1Kgs 3:7 · 2Chr 21:19 · 2Sam 11:1 · Gen 24:11 · Jer 29:2 · Neh 4:157×
Infinitive absolute2Kgs 5:11 · 2Sam 16:5 · 2Sam 18:2 · Gen 8:7 · Gen 27:30 · Jer 38:17 · Num 35:267×
CohortativeSong 7:121×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action94×
Perfect1Chr 20:2 · 1Chr 20:3 · 1Kgs 9:9 · 2Sam 12:30 · 2Sam 12:31 · Deut 6:23 · Deut 7:8 · Deut 22:19 · Exod 12:51 · Exod 13:3 · Exod 16:6 · Exod 18:1 · Ezek 11:7 · Ezra 1:7 · Gen 14:18 · Jer 51:1043×
ImperfectDeut 24:11 · Isa 42:1 · Isa 42:3 · Job 28:11 · Lev 16:27 · Prov 29:11 · Prov 30:33 · Ps 25:15 · Deut 14:28 · Deut 28:38 · Exod 12:46 · Ezek 12:6 · Jer 15:19 · Ps 143:11 · 1Kgs 10:29 · 2Chr 1:1727×
Sequential imperfect2Kgs 10:22 · Gen 8:17 · Gen 19:12 · Isa 43:8 · Judg 6:30 · Judg 19:22 · Lev 24:14 · 2Kgs 11:15 · 2Sam 13:9 · Exod 6:26 · Gen 45:1 · Josh 2:313×
Participle active2Sam 5:2 · Jer 38:23 · Neh 6:19 · Num 14:37 · Ps 68:7 · Ps 135:76×
Infinitive constructEzek 46:20 · Jer 7:222×
CohortativeGen 19:8 · Judg 19:242×
JussiveGen 1:241×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action3×
Participle passiveGen 38:25 · Jer 38:222×
PerfectEzek 38:81×
Word Origins
יֵצֵא לַחָפְשִׁי is a primitive root - no further derivation.