The meaning of “חׇפְשִׁי”
Understanding chophshîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
free, liberty. - exempt (from bondage, tax or care) 1) free 1a) free (from slavery) 1b) free (from taxes or obligations)
חׇפְשִׁי
free, liberty. - exempt (from bondage, tax or care) 1) free 1a) free (from slavery) 1b) free (from taxes or obligations)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 21:26 | “And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.” Word: חׇפְשִׁי (chophshîy) | |
| Deuteronomy 15:13 | “And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:” Word: חׇפְשִׁי (chophshîy) | |
| 1 Samuel 17:25 | “And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.” Word: חׇפְשִׁי (chophshîy) | |
| Job 39:5 | “Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?” Word: חׇפְשִׁי (chophshîy) | |
| Psalms 88:5 | “Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.” Word: חׇפְשִׁי (chophshîy) |
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