חָפַז

cha.phazto hurryHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb9 occurrences6 books9 verses

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to start up suddenly, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, to fear
Traditional renderings: (make) haste (away), tremble.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

9 total
  1. Deuteronomy 20:3תַּחְפְּז֛וּ · be alarmed
    …saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them.
  2. 1 Samuel 23:26נֶחְפָּ֤ז · was hurrying
    Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
  3. 2 Samuel 4:4בְּחָפְזָ֥הּ · but as she was hurrying
    And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
  4. 2 Kings 7:15בְּהֵחָפְזָם · in haste
    And they tracked them as far as the Jordan, and indeed, the whole way was littered with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in haste. So the scouts returned and told the king.
  5. Job 40:23יַחְפּ֑וֹז
    Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
  6. Psalm 31:22בְחָפְזִ֗י · In my alarm
    In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.
  7. Psalm 48:5נֶחְפָּֽזוּ׃ · they fled
    They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
  8. Psalm 104:7יֵחָפֵזֽוּן׃ · they hurried away
    At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
  9. Psalm 116:11בְחָפְזִ֑י · In my alarm
    In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”