2648. chaphaz

Lexicon

chaphaz: To hurry, to be in haste, to be alarmed

Original Word: חָפַז
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chaphaz
Pronunciation: khaw-faz'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-faz')
Definition: To hurry, to be in haste, to be alarmed
Meaning: to start up suddenly, to hasten away, to fear

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

make haste away, tremble

A primitive root; properly, to start up suddenly, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, to fear -- (make) haste (away), tremble.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be in trepidation, hurry or alarm
NASB Translation
alarm (2), alarmed (1), fled in alarm (1), haste (1), hurried away (1), hurry (1), hurrying (1), panic (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[חָפַז] verb be in trepidation, hurry, or alarm (Arabic hasten, incite, urge); —

Qal Imperfect יַחְמּוֺז Job 40:23; תַּחְמְּזוּ Deuteronomy 20:3; Infinitive construct suffix בְּחָפְזִי Psalm 31:28; Psalm 116:11; בְּחָמְּזָהּ 2 Samuel 4:4; בְּחָפְזָם 2 Kings 7:15 Qr (Kt הֵחָֽפְזֵם); —

1 be in a hurry or alarm, of hurried flight 2 Samuel 4:4; 2 Kings 7:15; Infinitive with ב = noun, in my alarm Psalm 31:23; Psalm 116:11; be alarmed Deuteronomy 20:3 ("" תיראו), Job 40:23 (of hippopotamus)

Niph`al Perfect נֶחְמָּ֑זוּ Psalm 48:6 ("" נִבְהֲלוּ) hurry away in alarm; so Imperfect יֵחָפֵז֑וּן Psalm 104:7 ("" יְּנוּסוּן); Infinitive הֵחָֽפְזֵם 2 Kings 7:15 Kt see above; Participle נֶחְמָּז 1 Samuel 23:26 hurried ללבת ׳ויהי דוד נ and David became hurried to go.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G143 (aistheterion): Relating to perception or discernment, often in a moral or spiritual sense.
• G1168 (deilia): Referring to timidity or fearfulness.
• G1611 (ekplesso): To be amazed or astounded, often with a sense of fear or wonder.
• G2284 (thambos): Astonishment or amazement, sometimes with an element of fear.
• G2352 (throeo): To be troubled or alarmed, often used in the context of fear.
• G4531 (saleuo): To shake or agitate, metaphorically used for emotional disturbance.
• G4692 (spoudazo): To hasten or be diligent, indicating urgency or earnestness.

These Greek terms capture various aspects of the emotional and physical responses associated with חָפַז, such as fear, amazement, and urgency.

Usage: The verb חָפַז (chafaz) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a sudden movement or reaction, often associated with fear or urgency. It conveys the idea of being startled or making a quick departure due to fear or alarm.

Context: • The Hebrew verb חָפַז (chafaz) appears in contexts where individuals or groups experience a sudden emotional or physical reaction, often due to fear or the need for haste. This term is used to describe the instinctive response to an unexpected or threatening situation.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, one can observe the use of חָפַז in passages that depict moments of urgency or fear. For example, in 1 Samuel 23:26, David and his men are described as being in a state of haste as they flee from Saul: "Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul."
• The term is also used in poetic and prophetic literature to convey the emotional intensity of fear or the swiftness of divine judgment. In Isaiah 35:4, the prophet encourages the fearful: "Say to those with anxious hearts, 'Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.'"
• The root חָפַז is thus associated with both physical movement and emotional states, emphasizing the immediacy and intensity of the reaction.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּחָפְזָ֥הּ בְחָפְזִ֑י בְחָפְזִ֗י בְּחָפְזָ֑ם בחפזה בחפזי בחפזם יֵחָפֵזֽוּן׃ יַחְפּ֑וֹז יחפוז יחפזון׃ נֶחְפָּ֤ז נֶחְפָּֽזוּ׃ נחפז נחפזו׃ תַּחְפְּז֛וּ תחפזו bə·ḥā·p̄ə·zāh bə·ḥā·p̄ə·zām ḇə·ḥā·p̄ə·zî bechafeZah bechafeZam bəḥāp̄əzāh bəḥāp̄əzām ḇəḥāp̄əzî nechPaz nechPazu neḥ·pā·zū neḥ·pāz neḥpāz neḥpāzū tachpeZu taḥ·pə·zū taḥpəzū vechafeZi yachPoz yaḥ·pō·wz yaḥpōwz yê·ḥā·p̄ê·zūn yechafeZun yêḥāp̄êzūn

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 20:3
HEB: תִּֽירְא֧וּ וְאַֽל־ תַּחְפְּז֛וּ וְאַל־ תַּֽעַרְצ֖וּ
NAS: Do not be afraid, or panic, or tremble
KJV: fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified
INT: be afraid not panic not tremble

1 Samuel 23:26
HEB: וַיְהִ֨י דָוִ֜ד נֶחְפָּ֤ז לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י
NAS: and David was hurrying to get away
KJV: and David made haste to get away
INT: become and David was hurrying to get fear

2 Samuel 4:4
HEB: וַתָּנֹ֔ס וַיְהִ֞י בְּחָפְזָ֥הּ לָנ֛וּס וַיִּפֹּ֥ל
NAS: And it happened that in her hurry to flee,
KJV: and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee,
INT: and fled happened her hurry to flee fell

2 Kings 7:15
HEB: [בְּהֵחָפְזָם כ] (בְּחָפְזָ֑ם ק) וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙
NAS: had thrown away in their haste. Then the messengers
KJV: had cast away in their haste. And the messengers
INT: had thrown the Arameans haste returned the messengers

Job 40:23
HEB: נָ֭הָר לֹ֣א יַחְפּ֑וֹז יִבְטַ֓ח ׀ כִּֽי־
NAS: rages, he is not alarmed; He is confident,
KJV: a river, [and] hasteth not: he trusteth
INT: A river is not alarmed is confident though

Psalm 31:22
HEB: וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ אָ֘מַ֤רְתִּי בְחָפְזִ֗י נִגְרַזְתִּי֮ מִנֶּ֪גֶד
NAS: As for me, I said in my alarm, I am cut off
KJV: For I said in my haste, I am cut off
INT: I said my alarm I am cut before

Psalm 48:5
HEB: תָּמָ֑הוּ נִבְהֲל֥וּ נֶחְפָּֽזוּ׃
NAS: They were terrified, they fled in alarm.
KJV: they were troubled, [and] hasted away.
INT: were amazed were terrified fled

Psalm 104:7
HEB: ק֥וֹל רַֽ֝עַמְךָ֗ יֵחָפֵזֽוּן׃
NAS: of Your thunder they hurried away.
KJV: of thy thunder they hasted away.
INT: the sound of your thunder hurried

Psalm 116:11
HEB: אֲ֭נִי אָמַ֣רְתִּי בְחָפְזִ֑י כָּֽל־ הָאָדָ֥ם
NAS: I said in my alarm, All men
KJV: I said in my haste, All men
INT: I said my alarm All men

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2648
9 Occurrences

bə·ḥā·p̄ə·zāh — 1 Occ.
bə·ḥā·p̄ə·zām — 1 Occ.
neḥ·pāz — 1 Occ.
neḥ·pā·zū — 1 Occ.
taḥ·pə·zū — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ḥā·p̄ə·zî — 2 Occ.
yaḥ·pō·wz — 1 Occ.
yê·ḥā·p̄ê·zūn — 1 Occ.