חָנֵף
To soil , especially in a moral sense
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What does חָנֵף (ḥānēph) mean in the Bible?
חָנֵף (ḥānēph) is a Hebrew word meaning "to soil , especially in a moral sense". to soil, especially in a moral sense BDB: be polluted Usage: corrupt, defile, × greatly, pollute, profane. Moral corruption is portrayed as contaminating the earth itself.
Meaning
Moral corruption that defiles or profanes what should remain holy; often involves covenant violation
to soil, especially in a moral sense BDB: be polluted Usage: corrupt, defile, × greatly, pollute, profane.
Why This Word Matters
Moral corruption is portrayed as contaminating the earth itself. Isaiah 24:1-6
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 3×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
Old Testament Witnesses
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