Be ashamed
חָפֵרStrong’s H2659chapher (cha-pher)
Appears in 17 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chapher is the Hebrew word usually translated “may be abashed”, “may they be abashed” and “were disappointed”. It appears in 17 verses of the Old Testament.
“They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.”
Meaning
- To be ashamed, be confounded, be abashed, feel abashed(Qal) to be ashamed, be abashed · (Hiphil) to display shame, demonstrate shame, cause embarrassment
How it's translated
- and they may be abashed 3
- and may they be abashed 2
- and they were disappointed 1
- they be abashed 1
- they are abashed 1
- and he may act shamefully 1
- and causes shame 1
- and you may be abashed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 7
- Isaiah 4
- Proverbs 2
- Jeremiah 2
- Job 1
- Micah 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Psalms 34:5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
- Psalms 35:4Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
- Psalms 35:26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
- Psalms 40:14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
- Psalms 70:2Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
- Psalms 71:24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
Hebrew dictionary
חָפֵר chapher · be ashamed
1) to be ashamed, be confounded, be abashed, feel abashed 1a) (Qal) to be ashamed, be abashed 1b) (Hiphil) to display shame, demonstrate shame, cause embarrassment
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.