נַחְפְּשָׂ֤ה
𐤍𐤇𐤐𐤔𐤄
nachepesah
Let us search
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).
Lamentations 3:40 · Word #1
Lexicon H2664
| Lemma | חָפַשׂ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤐𐤔 |
| Transliteration | châphas |
| Strong's | H2664 |
| In-context | Let us search |
Morphology HVqh1cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | h — Cohortative — First-person wish or intention |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H2664-06
Let us search out
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, cohortative, 1st person common plural (HVqh1cp). The cohortative ending -ָה marks volition or exhortation: "let us…". |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Qal cohortative first common plural, expressing a voluntary resolve: "let us". "Search out" preserves the root idea of thorough seeking or probing, reflecting the active sense of חפש in the Qal stem. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חפש (searching, seeking, examining, probing, disguising)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2670-01 |
chafeshi | a freed man |
H2670-02 |
chafeshim | free men |
H2665-01 |
chefes | a searching-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 |