חָפַרchâphar

Meanings

Same root

• גַּת־הַחֵפֶרGath-ha-Chêpher · H1662Gath-Chepher, a place in Palestine
• חָפֵרchâphêr · H2659to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach
• חֵפֶרChêpher · H2660Chepher, a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites
• חֲפֹרchăphôr · H2661a burrower, i.e. probably a rat

Where it appears

Appears 22 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 21:30 Abraham replied, “Please accept these seven lambs to show your agreement that I dug this well.”
• Genesis 26:15 So the Philistines filled up all of Isaac’s wells with dirt. These were the wells that had been dug by the servants of his father, Abraham.
• Genesis 26:18 He reopened the wells his father had dug, which the Philistines had filled in after Abraham’s death. Isaac also restored the names Abraham had given them.
• Genesis 26:19 Isaac’s servants also dug in the Gerar Valley and discovered a well of fresh water.
• Genesis 26:21 Isaac’s men then dug another well, but again there was a dispute over it. So Isaac named it Sitnah (which means “hostility”).
• Genesis 26:22 Abandoning that one, Isaac moved on and dug another well. This time there was no dispute over it, so Isaac named the place Rehoboth (which means “open space”), for he said, “At last the Lord has created enough space for us to prosper in this land.”