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cha.pher H2659

חָפֵר (cha.pher) means “be ashamed” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

חָפֵר Hebrew · H2659 17 tagged occurrences in 17 verses

Pronunciation guide: khaw-fare' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2659

חָפֵר · cha.pher · be ashamed

1) to be ashamed, be confounded, be abashed, feel abashed 1a) (Qal) to be ashamed, be abashed 1b) (Hiphil) to display shame, demonstrate shame, cause embarrassment

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as H2658 (חָפַר) through the idea of detection); to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach

KJV glosses: be ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach.

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How translators render H2659

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
and confounded 4
and disgrace 2
will be disgraced 2
and humiliated 1
be ashamed 1
be humiliated 1
brings disappointment 1
confounded 1
in disgrace 1
is ashamed 1
will be confounded 1
you will be embarrassed 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
and confounded 3
and brought to confusion 2
and bringeth reproach 1
and cometh to shame 1
and ye shall be confounded 1
confounded 1
for they are brought unto shame 1
for thou shalt not be put to shame 1
is ashamed 1
shall be confounded 1
thither and were ashamed 1
were not ashamed 1
yea let them be put to shame 1
you shall be ashamed 1

Verses containing H2659

Page 1 of 1. 17 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Job 6:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.

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  2. Psalms 34:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed.

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    Source alternate reference: 34.6

  3. Psalms 35:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

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  4. Psalms 35:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.

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  5. Psalms 40:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

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    Source alternate reference: 40.15

  6. Psalms 70:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

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    Source alternate reference: 70.3

  7. Psalms 71:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.

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  8. Psalms 83:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.

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    Source alternate reference: 83.18

  9. Proverbs 13:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.

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  10. Proverbs 19:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

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  11. Isaiah 1:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Surely you will be ashamed of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.

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  12. Isaiah 24:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.

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  13. Isaiah 33:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.

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  14. Isaiah 54:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.

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  15. Jeremiah 15:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies,” declares the LORD.

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  16. Jeremiah 50:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    your mother will be greatly ashamed; she who bore you will be disgraced. Behold, she will be the least of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.

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  17. Micah 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”

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