2670. chophshi

Strong's Lexicon

chophshi: Free, liberty

Original Word: חָפְשִׁי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: chophshiy
Pronunciation: khof-shee'
Phonetic Spelling: (khof-shee')
Definition: Free, liberty
Meaning: exempt

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָפַשׁ (chaphash), meaning "to be free" or "to set free."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - 1658 (eleutheros): Free, not a slave

- 1659 (eleutheroo): To set free, liberate

Usage: The Hebrew word "chophshi" primarily denotes the state of being free or at liberty. It is used in the context of freedom from servitude or bondage, often referring to a servant or slave who has been set free. The term can also imply a broader sense of liberty, including freedom from oppression or obligation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, the concept of freedom was deeply embedded in the social and religious fabric. The Law of Moses provided specific regulations for the treatment of slaves and their eventual release, reflecting a divine concern for justice and human dignity. The Year of Jubilee, as described in Leviticus 25, was a time when slaves were to be set free, debts forgiven, and land returned to its original owners, symbolizing God's desire for restoration and freedom for His people.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chaphash
Definition
free
NASB Translation
forsaken (1), free (14), free man (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חָפְשִׁי adjective free (Late Hebrew id.) — ׳ח Exodus 21:5 10t. + Psalm 88:6; plural חָפְשִׁים Isaiah 58:6 4t. —

1 free from slavery: of Hebrew bondslave (male or female) set free in 7th year Exodus 21:2,5 (JE), Deuteronomy 15:12,13,18, compare Jeremiah 34:9,10,11,14,16; of slave (male or female) set free on account of injury done Exodus 21:26,27 (JE); מֵאֲדֹנָיו ׳עֶבֶד ח Job 3:19 a slave is free from his master (i.e. in Sh®°ôl); but בַּמֵּתִים חָפְשִׁי Psalm 88:6 among the dead I am free (i.e. adrift, cut off from Yahweh's remembrance); more Generally, שַׁלַּח רְצוּצִים חָפְשִׁים Isaiah 58:6 to let oppressed ones go free.

2 free from taxes, obligations, etc. אֵת בֵּית אָבִיו יַעֲשֶׂה חָפְשִׁי בְּיְשְׂרָאֵל 1 Samuel 17:25 his father's house will he make free in Israel.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

free, liberty

From chaphash; exempt (from bondage, tax or care) -- free, liberty.

see HEBREW chaphash

Forms and Transliterations

חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י חָפְשִֽׁי׃ חָפְשִׁ֑י חָפְשִׁ֑ים חָפְשִׁ֔ים חָפְשִׁ֖י חָפְשִׁ֖ים חָפְשִׁ֥י חָפְשִׁי֙ חפשי חפשי׃ חפשים לַֽחָפְשִׁ֖י לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥י לחפשי chafeShi chafeShim ḥā·p̄ə·šî ḥā·p̄ə·šîm ḥāp̄əšî ḥāp̄əšîm la·ḥā·p̄ə·šî lachafeShi laḥāp̄əšî

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 21:2
HEB: וּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔ת יֵצֵ֥א לַֽחָפְשִׁ֖י חִנָּֽם׃
NAS: he shall go out as a free man without payment.
KJV: he shall go out free for nothing.
INT: the seventh shall go A free without

Exodus 21:5
HEB: לֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א חָפְשִֽׁי׃
NAS: I will not go out as a free man,'
KJV: I will not go out free:
INT: I will not go A free

Exodus 21:26
HEB: אֲמָת֖וֹ וְשִֽׁחֲתָ֑הּ לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥י יְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּ תַּ֥חַת
NAS: it, he shall let him go free on account
KJV: he shall let him go free for
INT: female and destroys free go account

Exodus 21:27
HEB: אֲמָת֖וֹ יַפִּ֑יל לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥י יְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּ תַּ֥חַת
NAS: he shall let him go free on account
KJV: he shall let him go free for his tooth's
INT: female knocks free go account

Deuteronomy 15:12
HEB: הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ת תְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ חָפְשִׁ֖י מֵעִמָּֽךְ׃
NAS: year you shall set him free.
KJV: thou shalt let him go free from thee.
INT: the seventh shall set free with

Deuteronomy 15:13
HEB: וְכִֽי־ תְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ חָפְשִׁ֖י מֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְ לֹ֥א
NAS: you set him free, you shall not send him away
KJV: And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away
INT: When set free with shall not

Deuteronomy 15:18
HEB: בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙ אֹת֤וֹ חָפְשִׁי֙ מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ כִּ֗י
NAS: to you when you set him free, for he has given
KJV: when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth
INT: thee set free with for

1 Samuel 17:25
HEB: אָבִ֔יו יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה חָפְשִׁ֖י בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: his father's house free in Israel.
KJV: his father's house free in Israel.
INT: his father's and make free Israel

Job 3:19
HEB: ה֑וּא וְ֝עֶ֗בֶד חָפְשִׁ֥י מֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃
NAS: And the slave is free from his master.
KJV: are there; and the servant [is] free from his master.
INT: he and the slave is free his master

Job 39:5
HEB: שִׁלַּ֣ח פֶּ֣רֶא חָפְשִׁ֑י וּמֹסְר֥וֹת עָ֝ר֗וֹד
NAS: out the wild donkey free? And who
KJV: the wild ass free? or who hath loosed
INT: sent the wild free the bonds of the swift

Psalm 88:5
HEB: בַּמֵּתִ֗ים חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י כְּמ֤וֹ חֲלָלִ֨ים ׀
NAS: Forsaken among the dead, Like
KJV: Free among the dead, like the slain
INT: the dead Forsaken Like the slain

Isaiah 58:6
HEB: וְשַׁלַּ֤ח רְצוּצִים֙ חָפְשִׁ֔ים וְכָל־ מוֹטָ֖ה
NAS: the oppressed go free And break every
KJV: go free, and that ye break
INT: let the oppressed free every of the yoke

Jeremiah 34:9
HEB: הָעִבְרִ֥י וְהָעִבְרִיָּ֖ה חָפְשִׁ֑ים לְבִלְתִּ֧י עֲבָד־
NAS: should set free his male servant
KJV: go free; that none should serve
INT: A Hebrew man free no keep

Jeremiah 34:10
HEB: אֶת־ שִׁפְחָתוֹ֙ חָפְשִׁ֔ים לְבִלְתִּ֥י עֲבָד־
NAS: should set free his male servant
KJV: go free, that none should serve
INT: man his female free no keep

Jeremiah 34:11
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר שִׁלְּח֖וּ חָפְשִׁ֑ים [וַיַּכְבִּישׁוּם כ]
NAS: they had set free, and brought them into subjection
KJV: whom they had let go free, to return,
INT: whom had set free bring into bondage servants

Jeremiah 34:14
HEB: שָׁנִ֔ים וְשִׁלַּחְתּ֥וֹ חָפְשִׁ֖י מֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־
NAS: you shall send him out free from you; but your forefathers
KJV: thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers
INT: years free free with did not

Jeremiah 34:16
HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ שִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥ם חָפְשִׁ֖ים לְנַפְשָׁ֑ם וַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּ
NAS: you had set free according to their desire,
KJV: whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure,
INT: whom had set free to their desire brought

17 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2670
17 Occurrences

ḥā·p̄ə·šî — 9 Occ.
ḥā·p̄ə·šîm — 5 Occ.
la·ḥā·p̄ə·šî — 3 Occ.