Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
be ashamed
Usage: 1) to be ashamed, be confounded, be abashed, feel abashed 1a) (Qal) to be ashamed, be abashed 1b) (Hiphil) to display shame, demonstrate shame, cause embarrassment
Strong's Number
H2659
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
17
Books
6
Strong's H2659 Quick Answer
Strong's H2659 חָפֵר (chapher) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chapher (khaw-fare') v. 1. to blush 2. (figuratively) to be ashamed, disappointed It has 17 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include ashamed and shame. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chapher (khaw-fare') v. 1. to blush 2. (figuratively) to be ashamed, disappointed
- Usage
- 17 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- ashamed and shame
Meaning and Definition
chapher (khaw-fare') v. 1. to blush 2. (figuratively) to be ashamed, disappointed 3. (causatively) to shame, reproach [a primitive root (perhaps rath. the same as H2658 through the idea of detection)] KJV: be ashamed, be confounded, be brought to confusion (unto shame), come (be put to) shame, bring reproach. Root(s): H2658
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2659. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2659 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chapher, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
ashamed
Job 6:20
12×
shame
Psalms 35:4
5×
How Strong's H2659 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2659 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2659 in the Old Testament
17 indexed usages in Old Testament.
They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
Usage Excerpts
First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2659.
They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD.
Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2659, grouped by book.
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 7 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2659 FAQ
What does chapher (חָפֵר) mean?
Chapher (Strong's H2659) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "be ashamed". chapher (khaw-fare') v. 1. to blush 2. (figuratively) to be ashamed, disappointed
How many times is chapher (חָפֵר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H2659 across 6 books.
Where can I study chapher (חָפֵר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2659 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chapher (חָפֵר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ashamed and shame. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.