חָפֵר

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H2659

Transliteration: châphêr

Pronunciation: khaw-fare'

Definition: be ashamed

Original: חפר

Transliteration: châphêr

Phonetic: khaw-fare'

BDB Definition:

to be ashamed, be confounded, be abashed, feel abashed
1. (Qal) to be ashamed, be abashed
2. (Hiphil) to display shame, demonstrate shame, cause embarrassment

Origin: a primitive root [perhaps rath, the same as H2658" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2658 through the idea of detection]

TWOT entry: 715