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חָפָה

«חָפָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: cover — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 12 times · Key: 2645 · BDB: חָפָה

Glosses

he.overlaid (3); he (2); they.have.covered (2)

Meaning (OSHB)

cover tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. cover tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. cover (NH id., especially Pi.; Aramaic חֲפָא, ܚܦܳܐ (especially Pa.); Arabic خَفِىَ be hidden, خَفَى hide)— Pf. חָפוּ 2 S 15:30 + 3 times; Pt. חָפוּי 2 S 15:30; cstr. חֲפוּי Est 6:12;—cover the head (רֹאשׁ), in token of grief 2 S 15:30 Je 14:3, 4; pt. agrees with ר׳ 2 S 15:30; חֲפוּי רֹאשׁ (‖ אָבֵל) Est 6:12; in token of sentence of death Est 7:8. Pt. f. נֶחְפָּה ψ 68:14 (כנפי יונה נ׳), c. בְּ of material. Pf. (late) חִפָּה 2 Ch 3:5, 9; Impf. וַיְחַף 2 Ch 3:7; sf. וַיְחַפֵּהוּ 2 Ch 3:5, 8; overlay sq. 2 acc. (one of material) 2 Ch 3:5(×2), 7, 8, 9.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 10 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (4 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (3 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «חָפָה» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

2 Chronicles 3:9

וּמִשְׁקָ֛ל לְמִסְמְר֥וֹת לִשְׁקָלִ֖ים חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים זָהָ֑ב וְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹת חִפָּ֥ה זָהָֽב׃

Word for word: and.[the] weight of nails to shekels fifty gold and the.upper rooms he.overlaid gold

JPS 1917: And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

Esther 6:12

וַיָּ֥שָׁב מָרְדֳּכַ֖י אֶל־שַׁ֣עַר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְהָמָן֙ נִדְחַ֣ף אֶל־בֵּית֔וֹ אָבֵ֖ל וַחֲפ֥וּי רֹֽאשׁ׃

Word for word: and he.returned Mordecai to the.gate of the.king and Haman he.hurried.himself to house his mourning and covered of.head

JPS 1917: And Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered.

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