חָפֵר
cha.pher (H2659)
be ashamed
AI Word Study
According to the provided lexicon data, the Hebrew word "חָפֵר" (cha.pher) is used 17 times in the Bible. Its primary definition is "to be ashamed." This implies a sense of embarrassment, remorse, or regret. The usage of this word spans various contexts, suggesting its multifaceted nature. However, from a general audience perspective, it typically connotes a negative emotional response to a situation or action, whether it involves personal guilt, public humiliation, or recognition of wrongdoing. The term may be used by individuals as a self-expression of remorse or as a response to others who have acknowledged their own guilt or failure. While the significance of "cha.pher" may seem limited to its basic definition, its repeated use in the Bible underscores its importance in conveying emotions and attitudes within the narrative. Its presence in the text highlights the consequences of human actions and the emotional responses that often accompany them, emphasizing the personal and social implications of behavior.
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They were distressed because they were confident. They came there, and were confounded.
They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.
Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.
Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.
Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.
Let them be disappointed and confounded who seek my soul. Let those who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.
My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.
Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;
A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.
He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, and you shall be confounded for the gardens that you have chosen.
Then the moon will be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Yahweh of Armies will reign on Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem; and glory will be before his elders.
The land mourns and languishes. Lebanon is confounded and withers away. Sharon is like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are stripped bare.
“Don’t be afraid, for you will not be ashamed. Don’t be confounded, for you will not be disappointed. For you will forget the shame of your youth. You will remember the reproach of your widowhood no more.
She who has borne seven languishes. She has given up the spirit. Her sun has gone down while it was yet day. She has been disappointed and confounded. I will deliver their residue to the sword before their enemies,” says Yahweh.
your mother will be utterly disappointed. She who bore you will be confounded. Behold, she will be the least of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
The seers shall be disappointed, and the diviners confounded. Yes, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer from God.”