Original Language Studio
2 Chronicles 3:7
“He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָפָהchâphâh · khaw-faw'
H2645 · Hebrew
H2645 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect
- Derivation
- a primitive root (compare H2644 (חָפָא), H2653 (חׇפַף));
- KJV renderings
- ceil, cover, overlay.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יְחַ֨ף — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 12 times in the Hebrew Bible.2 Samuel 15:302 Samuel 15:302 Chronicles 3:52 Chronicles 3:52 Chronicles 3:8
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָפָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.