חָשַׂף
cha.saph
“to strip”
Definition
to strip off, i.e. generally to make naked (for exertion or in disgrace), to drain away or bail up (a liquid)
a primitive root;
- to strip, strip off, lay bare, make bare, draw out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to strip off 1a2) to strip, lay bare 1a3) to draw (water), skim, take from the surface
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
חָשַׂף appears 10 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
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so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.
Take millstones and grind flour;remove your veil;strip off your skirt, bare your thigh,and wade through the streams.
So I will pull your skirts up over your face,that your shame may be seen.
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