חָפֵרchâphêr
be abashed, ashamed
Pronunciation: khaw-fare' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2659
Meanings
Qal: be abashed, ashamed, be put to shame (disappointment) (Jeremiah 50:12; Isaiah 24:23; Jeremiah 15:9)
Hiph`il: display shame, cause shame (Isaiah 33:9; Proverbs 13:5; Isaiah 54:4)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- Job 6:20 They count on it but are disappointed. When they arrive, their hopes are dashed.
- Psalms 34:5 Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces.
- Psalms 35:4 Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me; turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.
- Psalms 35:26 May those who rejoice at my troubles be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor.
- Psalms 40:14 May those who try to destroy me be humiliated and put to shame. May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace.
- Psalms 70:2 May those who try to kill me be humiliated and put to shame. May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).