BDB3012 [H2658]
I.
Qal Perfect ׳ ח Job 39:29 וְחָפַרְתָּ֫ Job 11:18 וְחָפַרְתָּ֫ה Deut 23:14 חָפַרְתִּי Gen 21:30 חָֽפְרוּ Gen 26:18 + 2 t.; חָפָ֑רוּ Gen 26:32 חֲפָרוּהָ Num 21:18 Imperfect וַיַּחְפֹּר Gen 26:18; Gen 26:22 וַיַּחְפְּרֵהוּ Ps 7:16 וָאֶחְפֹּר Jer 13:7 יַחְפְּרוּ Job Job 39:21 (but read יַחְפֹּר so ᵐ5 ᵑ9 ᵑ6 Di ) Deut 1:22 וַיַּחְפְּרוּ Gen 26:19 + 2 t.; וַיַּחְפְּרֻהוּ Job 3:21 Infinitive construct לַחְפֹּר Josh 2:2; Josh 2:3 + Isa 2:20 (compare below); Participle חֹפֵר Eccl 10:8 —
1. dig:
\ \ a. a well, with accusativeבְּאֵר Gen 21:30 (E ), Gen 26:15; Gen 26:18 (twice in verse); Gen 26:19; Gen 26:21; Gen 26:22; Gen 26:32 (J ), Num 21:18 (E ); compare Exod 7:24 (E ); dig (a hole, implied as object) Deut 23:14 a pit, with hostile purpose, as snare or trap, figurative of malicious plan, with accusative בּוֺר Ps 7:16 (|| כָּרָה ); so with accusative גומץ Eccl 10:8, compare [שַׁחַת ] לְנַפְשִׁי ׳ ח Ps 35:7 of horse, dig , i.e. paw the ground, יַחְפֹּר בָּעֵמֶק Job 39:21 (so read, see above) he paweth in the valley (compare Arabic hoof ).
\ \ b.dig for something hidden, with accusative Job 3:21 (figurative of longing for death), Jer 13:7 (no object expressed)
\ \ a. a well, with accusative
\ \ b.
2. search, search out, explore , with accusative הָאָרֶץ Josh 2:3 (twice in verse) (J E ), Deut 1:22 of eagle, search for food, with accusative אֹכֶל ׳ ח Job 39:29, with especially reference to keen vision (|| מֵרָחוֺק עֵינָיו יַבִּיטוּ ); so = search or look carefully about before going to rest Job 11:18 (no object). — לַחְפֹּר Isa 2:20 see חֲפַרְפָּרָה below
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
License: Public domain document; formatting developed for use in https://marvel.bible by Eliran Wong.
Source: provided by Tim Morton, the developer of Bible Analyzer