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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.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

חָפַשׂchâphas · khaw-fas'
H2664 · Hebrew

Definition: to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: change, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יְחַפֵּ֕שׂ — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vpw3ms
Usage: Occurs 23 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 31:35 1 Samuel 23:23 1 Samuel 28:8 1 Kings 20:6 1 Kings 20:38

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 חָפַשׂ here.

Verse 11 Verse 13

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.