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Jeremiah 13:23

“Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

הָפַךְhâphak · haw-fak'
H2015 · Hebrew

Definition: to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: [idiom] become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).
Grammar: הֲ — particle (interrogative)
יַהֲפֹ֤ךְ — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HTi/Vqi3ms
Usage: Occurs 94 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:24 Genesis 19:21 Genesis 19:25 Genesis 19:29 Exodus 7:15

Theological interpretation (AI)

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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.