וַ/יְחַפֵּ֕שׂ
𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤔
vayechapes
and he searched
a primitive root; to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask; change, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).
Genesis 44:12 · Word #1
Lexicon H2664
| Lemma | חָפַשׂ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤐𐤔 |
| Transliteration | châphas |
| Strong's | H2664 |
| In-context | and he searched |
Morphology HC/Vpw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H2664-09
and he thoroughly searched
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וַ + Piel imperfect 3ms (waw-consecutive form) of חפשׂ; the Piel stem conveys intensive or deliberate searching action in narrative sequence. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root חפשׂ centers on seeking or searching. In the Piel stem it often conveys intensive or thorough action. The form is a waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, narrating past action—hence "and he thoroughly searched," preserving both the intensive nuance and the masculine singular subject. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חפשׂ (seeking, searching, examining, probing, disguising, concealing)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2664-01 |
achapes | I will thoroughly search out |
H2664-02 |
chapesu | you men have searched out |
H2664-07 |
nechepesu | they have been searched out |
Word Usage (23 occurrences of H2664)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:35 | וַ/יְחַפֵּ֕שׂ | vayechapes | And he searched |
| Genesis 44:12 | וַ/יְחַפֵּ֕שׂ | vayechapes | and he searched |
| 1 Samuel 23:23 | וְ/חִפַּשְׂתִּ֣י | vechipaseti | and I will search |