חֲפֹר
Strong's H2661
chăphôr
/khaf-ore'/
a burrower, i.e. probably a rat
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H2661
- Hebrew
- חֲפֹר
- Transliteration
- chăphôr
- Pronunciation
- /khaf-ore'/
- KJV Translations
- 1 distinct rendering
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
a burrower, i.e. probably a rat
Derivation
from H2658 (חָפַר); a hole; only in connection with H6512 (פֵּרָה), which ought rather to be joined as one word, thus חַפַרְפֵּרָה; by reduplication from H2658 (חָפַר);H2658 (châphar)H6512 (pêrâh)H2658 (châphar)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
[phrase] mole
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