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חָפָה H2645

H2645 is the Hebrew word חָפָה, transliterated châphâh and said khaw-faw'. The King James Version most often renders it covered.

Word: חָפָהTransliteration: châphâhSaid: khaw-faw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect.

Where it comes from

a primitive root (compare H2644 (חָפָא), H2653 (חׇפַף)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

covered 6×overlaid 4×cieled 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: ceil, cover, overlay.

Verses using חָפָה

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

2 Samuel 15:30 · KJV

And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

2 Chronicles 3:5 · KJV

And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

2 Chronicles 3:7 · KJV

He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.

2 Chronicles 3:8 · KJV

And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

2 Chronicles 3:9 · KJV

And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

Esther 7:8 · KJV

Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

Psalm 68:13 · KJV

Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

Jeremiah 14:3 · KJV

And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.

Jeremiah 14:4 · KJV

Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2645 mean?

H2645 is the Hebrew word חָפָה (châphâh), meaning to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect.

How is H2645 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it covered (6 times), overlaid (4 times), cieled (1 time).

How many times does H2645 appear in the Bible?

חָפָה (châphâh) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2645 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (compare H2644 (חָפָא), H2653 (חׇפַף)).

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