The meaning of “חָנֵף”
Understanding chânêph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
corrupt, defile, [idiom] greatly, pollute, profane. - to soil, especially in a moral sense 1) to be profaned, be defiled...
חָנֵף
corrupt, defile, [idiom] greatly, pollute, profane. - to soil, especially in a moral sense 1) to be profaned, be defiled, be polluted, be corrupt 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be polluted 1a2) to be profane, be godless 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to pollute 1b2) to make profane, make godless, cause to be defiled
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 35:33 | “So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.” Word: חָנֵף (chânêph) | |
| Psalms 106:38 | “And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.” Word: חָנֵף (chânêph) | |
| Isaiah 24:5 | “The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.” Word: חָנֵף (chânêph) | |
| Jeremiah 3:9 | “And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.” Word: חָנֵף (chânêph) | |
| Daniel 11:32 | “And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.” Word: חָנֵף (chânêph) |
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