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H2658חָפַרcha.phar

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Occurrences by book

  1. 8
  2. 1
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 2
  7. Judges: 0
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 1 Samuel: 0
  10. 2 Samuel: 0
  11. 1 Kings: 0
  12. 2 Kings: 0
  13. 1 Chronicles: 0
  14. 2 Chronicles: 0
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 4
  19. 2
  20. Proverbs: 0
  21. 1
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. Isaiah: 0
  24. 1
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. Ezekiel: 0
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. Malachi: 0

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22 occurrences in 21 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. Genesis 21:30

    And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole.

    חָפַ֖רְתִּי cha.Far.ti “I dug”

  2. Genesis 26:15

    Now all the water-holes, which his father's servants had made in the days of Abraham, had been stopped up with earth by the Philistines.

    חָֽפְרוּ֙ cha.fe.Ru “they had dug”

  3. Genesis 26:18

    And he made again the water-holes which had been made in the days of Abraham his father, and which had been stopped up by the Philistines; and he gave them the names which his father had given them.

    וַיַּחְפֹּ֣ר׀ (יַּחְפֹּ֣ר) i.yach.Por “he dug”חָֽפְרוּ֙ cha.fe.Ru “people had dug”

  4. Genesis 26:19

    Now Isaac's servants made holes in the valley, and came to a spring of flowing water.

    וַיַּחְפְּר֥וּ (יַּחְפְּר֥וּ) i.yach.pe.Ru “they dug”

  5. Genesis 26:21

    Then they made another water-hole, and there was a fight about that, so he gave it the name of Sitnah.

    וַֽיַּחְפְּרוּ֙ (יַּחְפְּרוּ֙) i.yach.pe.Ru “they dug”

  6. Genesis 26:22

    Then he went away from there, and made another water-hole, about which there was no fighting: so he gave it the name of Rehoboth, for he said, Now the Lord has made room for us, and we will have fruit in this land.

    וַיַּחְפֹּר֙ (יַּחְפֹּר֙) i.yach.Por “he dug”

  7. Genesis 26:32

    And that day Isaac's servants came to him and gave him word of the water-hole which they had made, and said to him, We have come to water.

    חָפָ֑רוּ cha.Fa.ru “they had dug”

  8. Exodus 7:24

    And all the Egyptians made holes round about the Nile to get drinking-water, for they were not able to make use of the Nile water.

    וַיַּחְפְּר֧וּ (יַּחְפְּר֧וּ) i.yach.pe.Ru “they dug”

  9. Numbers 21:18

    The fountain made by the chiefs, made deep by the great ones of the people, with the law-givers' rod, and with their sticks. Then from the waste land they went on to Mattanah:

    חֲפָר֣וּהָ (חֲפָר֣וּ) cha.fa.Ru. “[which] they dug”

  10. Deuteronomy 1:22

    And you came near to me, every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us to go through the land with care and give us an account of the way we are to go and the towns to which we will come.

    וְיַחְפְּרוּ־ (יַחְפְּרוּ) yach.pe.ru- “they may spy out”

  11. Deuteronomy 23:13

    And have among your arms a spade; and when you have been to that place, let that which comes from you be covered up with earth:

    וְחָפַרְתָּ֣ה (חָפַרְתָּ֣ה) cha.far.Tah “you will dig”

  12. Joshua 2:2

    And it was said to the king of Jericho, See, some men have come here tonight from the children of Israel with the purpose of searching out the land.

    לַחְפֹּ֥ר (חְפֹּ֥ר) ch.Por “spy out”

  13. Joshua 2:3

    Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, Send out the men who have come to you and are in your house; for they have come with the purpose of searching out all the land.

    לַחְפֹּ֥ר (חְפֹּ֥ר) ch.Por “spy out”

  14. Job 3:21

    To those whose desire is for death, but it comes not; who are searching for it more than for secret wealth;

    וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ (יַּחְפְּרֻ֗) i.yach.pe.Ru. “they dug for”

  15. Job 11:18

    And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet;

    וְ֝חָפַרְתָּ֗ (חָפַרְתָּ֗) cha.far.ta “you will be well protected”

  16. Job 39:24

    He is stamping with joy in the valley; he makes sport of fear.

    יַחְפְּר֣וּ yach.pe.Ru “they paw”

  17. Job 39:32

    From there he is watching for food; his eye sees it far off.

    חָֽפַר־ cha.far- “it spies out”

  18. Psalms 7:15

    He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made

    וַֽיַּחְפְּרֵ֑הוּ (יַּחְפְּרֵ֑) i.yach.pe.Re. “he has dug”

  19. Psalms 35:7

    For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.

    חָפְר֥וּ cha.fe.Ru “they have dug”

  20. Ecclesiastes 10:8

    He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.

    חֹפֵ֥ר cho.Fer “[one who] digs”

  21. Jeremiah 13:7

    So I went to Parah and, uncovering the hole, took the band from the place where I had put it away: and the band was damaged and of no use for anything.

    וָאֶחְפֹּ֗ר (אֶחְפֹּ֗ר) 'ech.Por “I dug”