Lexicon chapher: to be abashed or ashamed Original Word: חָפֵרPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: chapher Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-fare') Short Definition: humiliated NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definitionto be abashed or ashamed NASB Translationabashed (1), ashamed (1), confounded (1), disgraced (1), disgraceful (1), embarrassed (2), humiliated (6), shamed (1), shamefully (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs II. [ חָפֵר] verb be abashed, ashamed ( ᵑ7 חֲפַר Proverbs 13:5, מַחְמְּרָנָא one causing shame Proverbs 19:26; Syriac  , especially Aph`el be ashamed, put to shame; Arabic  be bashful,  shy, bashful; Ethiopic  be ashamed, blush) — Qal Perfect3feminine singular חָֽפְרָה Jeremiah 50:12; וְחָֽפְרָה consecutive Isaiah 24:23; וְחָפֵ֑רָה Jeremiah 15:9; חָֽפְרוּ Psalm 71:24; וְחָֽפְרוּ consecutive Micah 3:7; Imperfect יַחְמְּרוּ Psalm 35:4 4t.; יֶחְמָּ֑רוּ Psalm 34:6; וַיֶּחְמָּ֑רוּ Job 6:20; תַּחְמְּרוּ Isaiah 1:29; — be abashed, ashamed, said of face Psalm 34:6 (avoided by looking to ׳י); elsewhere always "" בּוֺשׁ, of enemies of righteousness Psalm 71:24; Psalm 35:4; Psalm 35:26; Psalm 40:15 = Psalm 70:3; Psalm 83:18; of idolaters Isaiah 1:29; diviners Micah 3:7; of distressed Jerusalem Jeremiah 15:9; so of Babylon Jeremiah 50:12; of moon Isaiah 24:33; be put to shame (disappointment), of caravans looking for water Job 6:20. Hiph`il Perfect הֶחְמִּיר Isaiah 33:9; Imperfect יַחְמִּיר Proverbs 13:5; תַּחְמִּ֫ירִי Isaiah 54:4; Participle מַחְמִּיר Proverbs 19:26; — display shame, figurative of Lebanon Isaiah 33:9 ("" קָמַ֑ל 'dried up' Che); of Israel Isaiah 54:4 ("" בּוֺשׁ Qal); of an unfilial son, cause shame Proverbs 19:26 ("" מֵבִישׁ); compare Proverbs 13:5 of wicked ("" יבאישׁ: see באשׁ Hiph`il above).
Strong's be ashamed, be confounded, come be put to shame, bring reproach A primitive root (perhaps rath. The same as chaphar through the idea of detection): to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach -- be ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach. see HEBREW chaphar |
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