Strong's Hebrew · H2658

חָפַר

châphar · khaw-far'

Definitionproperly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
Derivationa primitive root;
KJV usagedig, paw, search out, seek.
Occurrences22 in the KJV · 21 verses

חָפַר in Scripture

Genesis 21:30 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. Genesis 26:15 For all the wells which his father' s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. Genesis 26:18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. Genesis 26:19 And Isaac' s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. Genesis 26:21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. Genesis 26:22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. Genesis 26:32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac' s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. Exodus 7:24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. Numbers 21:18 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah: Deuteronomy 1:22 And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come. Deuteronomy 23:13 And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee: Joshua 2:2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither tonight of the children of Israel to search out the country.
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