Hebrew · H8181, H2015, H3836 · unreviewed

וּשְׂעָרָהּ הָפַךְ לָבָן

Hair (as if tossed or bristling) · to turn about or over; by implication, to change , overturn , return , pervert · white

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שֵׂעָר H8181 hair (as if tossed or bristling)
הָפַךְ H2015 to turn about or over; by implication, to change , overturn , return , pervert
Pronunciation haphak
Complete reversal of state or position; physical turning becomes moral/covenantal upheaval when applied to divine judgment.
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לָבָן H3836 white

What does וּשְׂעָרָהּ הָפַךְ לָבָן (ûśĕʿārāh hāp̄aḵ lāḇān) mean in the Bible?

שֵׂעָר · הָפַךְ · לָבָן is a Hebrew word meaning "hair (as if tossed or bristling)".

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Meaning

hair (as if tossed or bristling)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 54 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Perfect 40 Imperfect 7 Participle 3 Imperative 2 Participle passive 1 Infinitive absolute 1
Stem
Qal 26 Niphal 24 Hithpael 3 Hophal 1
Mood
Indicative 40 Indicative/jussive 6 Imperative 2 Indicative/cohortative 1
OT Occurrences
Exod 7:15 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative Lev 13:3 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Lev 13:4 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Lev 13:10 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Lev 13:13 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Lev 13:17 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative Lev 13:20 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Lev 13:25 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative Lev 13:55 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Deut 29:22 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Josh 7:8 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Josh 8:20 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative Judg 7:13 Hithpael · Participle Judg 20:41 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Sam 4:19 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 22:34 Qal · Imperative · Imperative 2 Kgs 5:26 Qal · Perfect · Indicative 2 Chr 18:33 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Esth 9:22 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative Job 19:19 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative Job 20:14 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative Job 28:5 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative Job 28:9 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Job 30:15 Hophal · Perfect · Indicative Job 30:21 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 37:12 Hithpael · Participle Job 38:14 Hithpael · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 41:20 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 30:12 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 32:4 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 41:4 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 66:6 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 78:9 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 78:57 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 105:25 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 105:29 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Prov 12:7 Qal · Infinitive absolute Isa 60:5 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Jer 2:21 Niphal · Perfect · Indicative Jer 20:16 Qal · Perfect · Indicative +14 more occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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