חׇפְשׁוּתchophshûwth
freedom, separateness (2 Kings 15:5; 2 Chronicles 26:21)
Pronunciation: khof-shooth' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2669
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- 2 Kings 15:5 The Lord struck the king with leprosy, which lasted until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house. The king’s son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.
- 2 Chronicles 26:21 So King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house, for he was excluded from the Temple of the Lord. His son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.
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).