H2658. chaphar

I. חָפַר‎ verb dig, search for (Arabic id.; Aramaic חֲפַר‎, , id.; Late Hebrew חֵפֶר‎ act of digging) —

Qal Perfect ׳ח‎ Job 39:29; וְחָפַרְתָּ֫‎ 11:18; וְחָפַרְתָּ֫ה‎ Deut 23:14; חָפַרְתִּי‎ Gen 21:30; חָֽפְרוּ‎ 26:18 2t.; חָפָ֑רוּ‎ 26:32; חֲפָרוּהָ‎ Num 21:18; Imperfect וַיַּחְמֹּר‎ Gen 26:18, 22; וַיַּחְמְּרֵהוּ‎ Psa 7:16; וָאֶחְמֹּר‎ Jer 13:7; יַחְמְּרוּ‎ Job Job 39:21 (but read יַחְמֹּר‎ so ᵑ6 ᵑ9 ᵐ5‎ Di) Deut 1:22; וַיַּחְמְּרוּ‎ Gen 26:19 2t.; וַיַּחְמְּרֻהוּ‎ Job 3:21; Infinitive construct לַחְמֹּר‎ Josh 2:2-3,+ Isa 2:20 (compare below); Participle חֹפֵר‎ Eccl 10:8; —

1 dig:

a. a well, with accusative בְּאֵר‎ Gen 21:30 (E), 26:15, 18 (twice in verse); 26:19, 21, 22, 32 (J), Num 21:18 (E); compare Exod 7:24 (E); dig (a hole, implied as object) Deut 23:14; a pit, with hostile purpose, as snare or trap, figurative of malicious plan, with accusative בּוֺר‎ Psa 7:16 (|| כָּרָה‎); so with accusative גומץ‎ Eccl 10:8, compare [שַׁחַת‎] ׳ח לְנַפְשִׁי‎ Psa 35:7; of horse, dig, i.e. paw the ground, בָּעֵמֶק יַחְמֹּר‎ Job 39:21 (so read, see above) he paweth in the valley (compare Arabic hoof).

b. dig for something hidden, with accusative Job 3:21 (figurative of longing for death), Jer 13:7 (no object expressed)

2 search, search out, explore, with accusative הָאָרֶץ‎ Josh 2:3 (twice in verse) (JE), Deut 1:22; of eagle, search for food, with accusative ׳ח אֹכֶל‎ Job 39:29, with especially reference to keen vision (|| יַבִּיטוּ עֵינָיו מֵרָחוֺק‎); so = search or look carefully about before going to rest 11:18 (no object). — לַחְמֹּר‎ Isa 2:20 see חֲפַרְמָּרָה‎ below

詞類次數：動詞（22）

原文字根：發掘

字義溯源：探討，示意：挖掘*，挖深，挖出，挖井，挖地，挖，發掘，取出來，抓，追查，窺探，探索，觀看

出現次數：總共（22）；創（8）；出（1）；民（1）；申（2）；書（2）；伯（4）；詩（2）；傳（1）；耶（1）

譯字彙編：

1）挖（5）創21:30；創26:18；創26:32；詩35:7；傳10:8；

2）窺探（3）申1:22；書2:2；書2:3；

3）所挖的（2）創26:18；民21:18；

4）你當探討（1）伯11:18；

5）挖地（1）伯39:21；

6）觀看（1）伯39:29；

7）取出來（1）耶13:7；

8）又挖深了（1）詩7:15；

9）雖然探索（1）伯3:21；

10）鏟土（1）申23:13；

11）挖井（1）創26:19；

12）他們挖出（1）創26:21；

13）而他再挖出（1）創26:22；

14）挖掘（1）出7:24；

15）挖了（1）創26:15