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H2659

חָפֵר

châphêr [khaw-fare'] Verb
Core meaningto blush

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H2659

to blush ; figuratively, to be ashamed , disappointed ; causatively, to shame , reproach

KJV usage: be ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach.
Etymology: a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as 2658 through the idea of detection );
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: be ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach. be ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach.

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