The meaning of “יָחֵף”
Understanding yâchêph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
barefoot, being unshod. - unsandalled 1) barefoot 1a) bareness, being unshod (subst)
יָחֵף
barefoot, being unshod. - unsandalled 1) barefoot 1a) bareness, being unshod (subst)
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: יָחֵף (yâchêph) | |
| Isaiah 20:2 | “At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.” Word: יָחֵף (yâchêph) | |
| Isaiah 20:3 | “And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;” Word: יָחֵף (yâchêph) | |
| Isaiah 20:4 | “So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.” Word: יָחֵף (yâchêph) | |
| Jeremiah 2:25 | “Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.” Word: יָחֵף (yâchêph) |