וְ/יַחְפִּֽיר

𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤉𐤓

veyachepir

and shames

a primitive root (perhaps rather the same as חָפַר through the idea of detection); to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach; be ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach.

H2659

Proverbs 13:5 · Word #7

Lexicon H2659

Lemmaחָפֵר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤐𐤓
Transliterationchâphêr
Strong'sH2659
In-contextand shames

Morphology HC/Vhi3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H2659-05

and he will bring-to-shame

Rootחפר (ḥ-p-r)
Core Meaningsshame, disgrace, humiliation, blushing, reproach
Semantic Rangeto blush, be ashamed, be confounded; in causative forms, to shame, disgrace, reproach, or bring someone into public humiliation
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical theology, being brought to shame often signifies divine judgment or the exposure of false trust. It reflects the cultural weight of honor and dishonor, where public disgrace marks the downfall of pride, idolatry, or misplaced confidence.
Morphological NotesHiphil imperfect (yiqtol) 3rd masculine singular with prefixed conjunction וְ; causative active stem from the root חפר.
Rendering RationaleThe Hiphil stem gives the verb a causative force, meaning "to cause to be ashamed" or "to bring to shame." The imperfect 3rd masculine singular form indicates "he will," and the prefixed conjunction וְ adds "and," yielding "and he will bring-to-shame," preserving both the root idea of shame and the causative nuance.

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Words from Root חפר (shame, disgrace, humiliation, blushing, reproach)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
chafaru they delved
H2658-01 chaferu they delved
H2660-01 chefer Pit (masculine proper name)
H2662-01 hacheferi the Hepherite clansman
H2659-01 hechepir he has brought to shame
H2658-02 lachepor to delve in search
H2659-02 tachepiri you (fem.) will bring to shame
H2658-03 vayacheperu and they delved
H2658-04 vayachepor and he dug
H2659-03 vechaferah and she was ashamed
vechefer and Chepher (Pit-of-Shame)
H2659-04 veyacheperu and they shall blush in shame
H2659-06 yecheparu they will blush in shame

Word Usage (17 occurrences of H2659)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Isaiah 1:29 וְ/תַ֨חְפְּר֔וּ vetacheperu and-you-will-be-ashamed
Isaiah 24:23 וְ/חָֽפְרָה֙ vechaferah and will be confounded
Isaiah 33:9 הֶחְפִּ֥יר hechepir is ashamed