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יָחֵף H3182
H3182 is the Hebrew word יָחֵף, transliterated yâchêph and said yaw-khafe'. The King James Version most often renders it barefoot.
What it means
unsandalled.
Where it comes from
from an unused root meaning to take off the shoes.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: barefoot, being unshod.
Verses using יָחֵף
All 4 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.
Isaiah 20:3 · KJV
And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;
Isaiah 20:4 · KJV
So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
Jeremiah 2:25 · KJV
Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3182 mean?
H3182 is the Hebrew word יָחֵף (yâchêph), meaning unsandalled.
How is H3182 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it barefoot (3 times), being unshod (1 time).
How many times does H3182 appear in the Bible?
יָחֵף (yâchêph) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3182 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to take off the shoes.
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