חָפָהchâphâh

Meanings

Same root

• חָפָאchâphâʼ · H2644properly, to cover, i.e. (in a sinister sense) to act covertly
• חׇפַףchophaph · H2653to cover (in protection)
• חֻפָּהchuppâh · H2646a canopy

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

• 2 Samuel 15:30 David walked up the road to the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went. His head was covered and his feet were bare as a sign of mourning. And the people who were with him covered their heads and wept as they climbed the hill.
• 2 Chronicles 3:5 He paneled the main room of the Temple with cypress wood, overlaid it with fine gold, and decorated it with carvings of palm trees and chains.
• 2 Chronicles 3:7 He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors throughout the Temple with gold, and he carved figures of cherubim on the walls.
• 2 Chronicles 3:8 He made the Most Holy Place 30 feet wide, corresponding to the width of the Temple, and 30 feet deep. He overlaid its interior with 23 tons of fine gold.
• 2 Chronicles 3:9 The gold nails that were used weighed 20 ounces each. He also overlaid the walls of the upper rooms with gold.
• Esther 6:12 Afterward Mordecai returned to the palace gate, but Haman hurried home dejected and completely humiliated.