The meaning of “חָפָה”
Understanding châphâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
ceil, cover, overlay. - to cover - by implication, to veil, to encase, protect 1) to cover, overlay, wainscotted, covere...
חָפָה
ceil, cover, overlay. - to cover - by implication, to veil, to encase, protect 1) to cover, overlay, wainscotted, covered with boards or panelling 1a) (Qal) to cover 1b)(Niphal) to be covered 1c) (Piel) to cover, overlay
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Samuel 15:30 | “And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.” Word: חָפָה (châphâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 3:8 | “And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.” Word: חָפָה (châphâh) | |
| Esther 7:8 | “Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.” Word: חָפָה (châphâh) | |
| Psalms 68:13 | “Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.” Word: חָפָה (châphâh) | |
| Jeremiah 14:4 | “Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.” Word: חָפָה (châphâh) |
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