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H2658Hebrew

חָפַר

Definition and meaning

chaphar (khaw-far') v. 1. (properly) to pry into 2. (by implication) to delve, to explore [a primitive root] KJV: dig, paw, search out, seek.

Tagged KJV passages

21 matching verses - 22.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Genesis 21:30

And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

Matched English: digged
Genesis 26:15

For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

Matched English: digged
Genesis 26:18

And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

Matched English: digged, digged
Genesis 26:19

And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.

Matched English: digged
Genesis 26:21

And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.

Matched English: digged
Genesis 26:22

And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

Matched English: digged
Genesis 26:32

And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.

Matched English: digged
Exodus 7:24

And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

Matched English: digged
Numbers 21:18

The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:

Matched English: digged
Deuteronomy 1:22

And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.

Matched English: out
Deuteronomy 23:13

And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:

Matched English: dig
Joshua 2:2

And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.

Matched English: out
Joshua 2:3

And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.

Matched English: out
Job 3:21

Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

Matched English: dig
Job 11:18

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

Matched English: dig
Job 39:21

He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.

Matched English: paweth
Job 39:29

From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

Matched English: seeketh
Psalms 7:15

He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

Matched English: digged
Psalms 35:7

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

Matched English: digged
Ecclesiastes 10:8

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

Matched English: diggeth
Jeremiah 13:7

Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

Matched English: digged