חָפַר

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Definition

a primitive root; properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
Traditional renderings: dig, paw, search out, seek.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָפַר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

22 total
  1. Genesis 21:30חָפַ֖רְתִּי · I dug
    He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”
  2. Genesis 26:15חָֽפְרוּ֙ · had dug
    So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham.
  3. Genesis 26:18וַיַּחְפֹּ֣ר׀; חָֽפְרוּ֙ · had been dug
    Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them.
  4. Genesis 26:19וַיַּחְפְּר֥וּ · dug
    Then Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found a well of fresh water there.
  5. Genesis 26:21וַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ֙ · Then they dug
    Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
  6. Genesis 26:22וַיַּחְפֹּר֙ · and dug
    He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
  7. Genesis 26:32חָפָ֑רוּ · they had dug
    On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him.
  8. Exodus 7:24וַיַּחְפְּר֧וּ · dug
    So all the Egyptians dug around the Nile for water to drink, because they could not drink the water from the river.
  9. Numbers 21:18חֲפָר֣וּהָ · dug
    The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,
  10. Deuteronomy 1:22וְיַחְפְּרוּ־ · to search out
    Then all of you approached me and said, “Let us send men ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter.”
  11. Deuteronomy 23:13וְחָפַרְתָּ֣ה · you can dig a hole
    And you must have a digging tool in your equipment so that when you relieve yourself you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement.
  12. Joshua 2:2לַחְפֹּ֥ר · to spy out
    And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.”
  13. Joshua 2:3לַחְפֹּ֥ר · to spy out
    So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.”
  14. Job 3:21וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ · and search for it
    …who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
  15. Job 11:18וְ֝חָפַרְתָּ֗ · and you will look around
    You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
  16. Job 39:21יַחְפְּר֣וּ · He paws
    He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.
  17. Job 39:29חָֽפַר־ · he spies
    From there he spies out food; his eyes see it from afar.
  18. Psalm 7:15וַֽיַּחְפְּרֵ֑הוּ · and hollowed it out
    He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
  19. Psalm 35:7חָפְר֥וּ · they dug
    For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
  20. Ecclesiastes 10:8חֹפֵ֥ר · He who digs
    He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
  21. Jeremiah 13:7וָאֶחְפֹּ֗ר · and dug up
    So I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth, and I took it from the place where I had hidden it. But now it was ruined—of no use at all.