חָנֵף
ḥānēp
profane
Strong's H2611AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 696b

חָנֵף (ḥānēp) is a Hebrew adjective meaning profane. It appears 13 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2611).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 696b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 696b)profane, irreligious; soiled, impious; hypocrite, hypocritical
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חָנֵף adjective: profane, irreligious

Strong's H2611 חָנֵף: soiled (i.e. with sin), impious
KJV:hypocrite(-ical).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 696: חָנֵף ḥānēp — be polluted, profane; godless; pollute, make profane; soil; corrupt, defile

See it in Scripture

Job 8:13Psalms 35:16Proverbs 11:9

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