What does הָפַךְ · καταστρέφω mean in the Bible?
הָפַךְ · καταστρέφω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to overturn, overthrow, or destroy".
Hebrew · H2015, G2690
נֶהֶפְכוּ
To turn about or over; by implication, to change , overturn , return , pervert · to overturn
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הָפַךְ H2015 to turn about or over; by implication, to change , overturn , return , pervert
Pronunciation haphak
Complete reversal of state or position; physical turning becomes moral/covenantal upheaval when applied to divine judgment.
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καταστρέφω G2690 to overturn
Pronunciation katastréphō
Destruction through physical overturning; often describes violent disruption of places or systems, not merely gentle repositioning.
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What does נֶהֶפְכוּ (nehepku) mean in the Bible?
הָפַךְ · καταστρέφω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to overturn, overthrow, or destroy".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2015, G2690?
H2015, G2690 is connected to 94 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to overturn, overthrow, or destroy
Source Gloss
to overturn, overthrow, or destroy
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 54
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 26×
Perfect 2Kgs 5:26 · Deut 29:22 · Jer 20:16 · Job 28:9 · Josh 7:8 · Judg 20:41 · Lev 13:3 · Lev 13:4 · Lev 13:13 · Lev 13:20 · Lev 13:55 · Ps 66:6 · Ps 105:25 · Ps 105:29 · Ps 30:12 · Ps 41:4 20×
Sequential imperfect 1Kgs 22:34 · 2Chr 18:33 2×
Imperfect Lam 3:3 · Zeph 3:9 2×
Participle passive Hos 7:8 1×
Infinitive absolute Prov 12:7 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 24×
Perfect Dan 10:8 · Esth 9:22 · Exod 7:15 · Hos 11:8 · Job 20:14 · Job 28:5 · Josh 8:20 · Lam 1:20 · Lam 5:15 · Lev 13:17 · Lev 13:25 · Ps 32:4 · 1Sam 4:19 · Dan 10:16 · Job 19:19 · Job 41:20 19×
Imperfect Ezek 4:8 · Job 30:21 · Isa 60:5 · Joel 3:4 4×
Participle active Jonah 3:4 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 3×
Participle active Job 37:12 · Judg 7:13 2×
Imperfect Job 38:14 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×
Perfect Job 30:15 1×
Word Origins
נֶהֶפְכוּ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain