Strong's Hebrew · H2664
חָפַשׂ
châphas · khaw-fas'
Definitionto seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask
Derivationa primitive root;
KJV usagechange, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).
Occurrences23 in the KJV · 20 verses
חָפַשׂ in Scripture
Genesis 31:35
And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
Genesis 44:12
And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin' s sack.
1 Samuel 23:23
See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
1 Samuel 28:8
And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
1 Kings 20:6
Yet I will send my servants unto thee tomorrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
1 Kings 20:38
So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
1 Kings 22:30
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
2 Kings 10:23
And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.
2 Chronicles 18:29
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.
2 Chronicles 35:22
Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
Job 30:18
By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
Psalms 64:6
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them , and the heart, is deep.
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