2834. chasaph
Lexicon
chasaph: To strip, make bare, uncover

Original Word: חָשַׂף
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chasaph
Pronunciation: khaw-saf'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-saf')
Definition: To strip, make bare, uncover
Meaning: to strip off, to make naked, to drain away, bail up

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
make bare, clean, discover, draw out, take, uncover

A primitive root; to strip off, i.e. Generally to make naked (for exertion or in disgrace), to drain away or bail up (a liquid) -- make bare, clean, discover, draw out, take, uncover.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to strip off, strip, make bare
NASB Translation
bared (2), draw (1), scoop (1), strip off (1), stripped them bare (1), stripped your off (1), stripped...bare (1), strips the bare (1), uncovered (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חָשַׂף verb strip off, strip, make bare

Qal Perfect חָשַׂף Isaiah 52:10, חֲשָׂפָהּ Joel 1:7, חָשַׂפְתִּי Jeremiah 13:26; Jeremiah 49:10; Imperfect וַיֶּחֱשׂף Psalm 29:9; Imperative feminine singular חֶשְׂמִּיֿ Isaiah 47:2; Infinitive absolute חָשׂף Joel 1:7; construct לַחְשׂף Isaiah 30:14; Haggai 2:16; Passive participle חֲשׂוּפָה Ezekiel 4:7, חֲשׂוּפַי Isaiah 20:4 (plural construct ? compare below). —

1 strip off, expose oneself by removing (object שֹׁבֶל, flowing skirt, train) Isaiah 47:2 of Babylon, personified as queen ("" גַּלִּי שׁוֺק), שׁוּלַיִךְ עַלמָּֿנַיִךְ ׳ח Jeremiah 13:26.

2 strip, lay bare, figurative of ׳י Isaiah 52:10 object זְרוֺעַ קדשׁו; of prophet, Ezekiel 4:7 (but Co strike out see as interpolation); object person Jeremiah 49:10 ("" גִּלֵּיתִי); חָשׂף חשׂפהּ Joel 1:7 of locusts stripping fig-tree; חֲשׂוּפַי שֵׁת Isaiah 20:4 (participle either singular collective, with formative ending יַ֯, De LagSe i. 19 (compare 69), BN 192; or plural construct, see Ges§ 87, 1 c.); יְעָרוֺת ׳ח Psalm 29:9 of voice of ׳י (i.e. a storm) stripping forests.

3 draw (water) Isaiah 30:14; (wine) Haggai 2:16; properly take from the surface, skim.

חֲשׂוּפַי Isaiah 20:4 see חשׂף. above



Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G343: ἀνακαλύπτω (anakalyptō) • to uncover, reveal
G601: ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalyptō) • to uncover, reveal
G2045: ἐρευνάω (ereunaō) • to search, examine
G2694: κατακαλύπτω (katakalyptō) • to cover, veil

These Greek terms share thematic elements with חָשַׂף (chasaph) in the sense of uncovering or revealing, whether in a physical or metaphorical context.

Usage: The verb חָשַׂף (chasaph) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of stripping or making bare, often in a metaphorical sense, such as revealing or exposing something that was previously hidden or covered.

Context: • The Hebrew verb חָשַׂף (chasaph) appears in various contexts within the Old Testament, often conveying the idea of exposure or uncovering. It is used both in literal and figurative senses. For instance, in Isaiah 52:10, the term is used to describe the LORD baring His holy arm in the sight of all nations, symbolizing the revelation of His power and salvation: "The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God." (BSB)
• In another context, the term is used in Ezekiel 4:7, where the prophet is instructed to set his face toward the siege of Jerusalem and to bare his arm as a sign of the impending judgment: "You are to turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it." (BSB)
• The verb also appears in contexts involving the draining or emptying of something, as seen in Isaiah 19:7, where the drying up of the Nile is described: "The bulrushes by the Nile, by the edge of the Nile and all the sown land of the Nile, will dry up, be driven away, and be no more." (BSB)
• The concept of making naked or exposing is a recurring theme, often associated with divine action or judgment, emphasizing the removal of protection or concealment to reveal truth or bring about change.

Forms and Transliterations
וְלַחְשֹׂ֥ף וַֽיֶּחֱשֹׂ֪ף וַחֲשׂוּפַ֥י וחשופי ויחשף ולחשף חֲשָׂפָהּ֙ חֲשׂוּפָ֑ה חֶשְׂפִּי־ חָשַׂ֣פְתִּי חָשַׂ֤ף חָשַׂ֥פְתִּי חָשֹׂ֤ף חשופה חשף חשפה חשפי־ חשפתי לַחְשֹׂף֙ לחשף chaSaf chasaFah chaSafti chaSof chasuFah chespi ḥă·śā·p̄āh ḥā·śap̄ ḥā·śap̄·tî ḥā·śōp̄ ḥă·śū·p̄āh ḥāśap̄ ḥăśāp̄āh ḥāśap̄tî ḥāśōp̄ ḥăśūp̄āh ḥeś·pî- ḥeśpî- lachSof laḥ·śōp̄ laḥśōp̄ vachasuFai vaiyecheSof velachSof wa·ḥă·śū·p̄ay waḥăśūp̄ay way·ye·ḥĕ·śōp̄ wayyeḥĕśōp̄ wə·laḥ·śōp̄ wəlaḥśōp̄
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 29:9
HEB: יְחוֹלֵ֣ל אַיָּלוֹת֮ וַֽיֶּחֱשֹׂ֪ף יְעָ֫ר֥וֹת וּבְהֵיכָל֑וֹ
NAS: to calve And strips the forests
KJV: to calve, and discovereth the forests:
INT: to calve the deer and strips the forests his temple

Isaiah 20:4
HEB: עָר֣וֹם וְיָחֵ֑ף וַחֲשׂוּפַ֥י שֵׁ֖ת עֶרְוַ֥ת
NAS: with buttocks uncovered, to the shame
KJV: even with [their] buttocks uncovered, to the shame
INT: naked and barefoot uncovered with buttocks to the shame

Isaiah 30:14
HEB: אֵשׁ֙ מִיָּק֔וּד וְלַחְשֹׂ֥ף מַ֖יִם מִגֶּֽבֶא׃
NAS: from a hearth Or to scoop water
KJV: from the hearth, or to take water
INT: fire A hearth to scoop water A cistern

Isaiah 47:2
HEB: גַּלִּ֨י צַמָּתֵ֧ךְ חֶשְׂפִּי־ שֹׁ֛בֶל גַּלִּי־
NAS: your veil, strip off the skirt,
KJV: thy locks, make bare the leg,
INT: Remove your veil strip the skirt Uncover

Isaiah 52:10
HEB: חָשַׂ֤ף יְהוָה֙ אֶת־
NAS: The LORD has bared His holy arm
KJV: The LORD hath made bare his holy arm
INT: has bared the LORD arm

Jeremiah 13:26
HEB: וְגַם־ אֲנִ֛י חָשַׂ֥פְתִּי שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ עַל־
NAS: have also stripped your skirts
KJV: Therefore will I discover thy skirts
INT: have also Myself stripped your skirts over

Jeremiah 49:10
HEB: כִּֽי־ אֲנִ֞י חָשַׂ֣פְתִּי אֶת־ עֵשָׂ֗ו
NAS: But I have stripped Esau bare,
KJV: But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered
INT: but I have stripped Esau have uncovered

Ezekiel 4:7
HEB: פָּנֶ֔יךָ וּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖ חֲשׂוּפָ֑ה וְנִבֵּאתָ֖ עָלֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: with your arm bared and prophesy
KJV: and thine arm [shall be] uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy
INT: your face your arm bared and prophesy against

Joel 1:7
HEB: וּתְאֵנָתִ֖י לִקְצָפָ֑ה חָשֹׂ֤ף חֲשָׂפָהּ֙ וְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְ
NAS: splinters. It has stripped them bare
KJV: my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare,
INT: and my fig splinters has stripped bare and cast

Joel 1:7
HEB: לִקְצָפָ֑ה חָשֹׂ֤ף חֲשָׂפָהּ֙ וְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְ הִלְבִּ֖ינוּ
NAS: It has stripped them bare and cast [them] away;
KJV: he hath made it clean bare, and cast [it] away;
INT: splinters has stripped bare and cast have become

Haggai 2:16
HEB: אֶל־ הַיֶּ֗קֶב לַחְשֹׂף֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים פּוּרָ֔ה
NAS: to the wine vat to draw fifty
KJV: to the pressfat for to draw out fifty
INT: to the wine to draw fifty measures

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2834
11 Occurrences


ḥā·śap̄ — 1 Occ.
ḥă·śā·p̄āh — 1 Occ.
ḥā·śap̄·tî — 2 Occ.
ḥā·śōp̄ — 1 Occ.
ḥă·śū·p̄āh — 1 Occ.
ḥeś·pî- — 1 Occ.
laḥ·śōp̄ — 1 Occ.
wa·ḥă·śū·p̄ay — 1 Occ.
way·ye·ḥĕ·śōp̄ — 1 Occ.
wə·laḥ·śōp̄ — 1 Occ.















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