חָפָא
chafa · do secretly
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2644 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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chafa (חָפָא) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “do secretly”.
A verb that appears only once in the Bible (2 Kings 17:9). The lexicon explains it as "cover," hence "do something secretly"; its sense is not certain.
How to say it
cha·fa
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 2 Kings 17:9
The sons of Israel did secretly things that were not right against YHWH their Elohim; they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.