Original: חָפֵר

Transliteration: châphêr

Phonetic: khaw-fare'

Short Definition: Be ashamed

Original: חפר

Transliteration: châphêr

Phonetic: khaw-fare'

BDB Definition:

1. to be ashamed, be confounded, be abashed, feel abashed
   1. (Qal) to be ashamed, be abashed
   2. (Hiphil) to display shame, demonstrate shame, cause embarrassment

Origin: a primitive root [perhaps rath, the same as H2658 through the idea of detection]

TWOT entry: 715

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H6548