Hebrew · Strong's H2685
חֲצַף
chatsaphkhats-af'
properly, to shear or cut close
1890 spelling: chătsaph
Gematria 178· 898 mispar gadol
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
properly, to shear or cut close; figuratively, to be severe
Rendered in the KJV as
hasty, be urgent.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- מְהַחְצְפָ֖ה1
- מַחְצְפָ֔ה1
How it is rendered · 2
- being harsh1
- harsh1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular2
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Daniel2 occurrences
- Daniel 2:15מְהַחְצְפָ֖הmehachtzefahverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. At this time Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.here: harsh
- Daniel 3:22מַחְצְפָ֔הmachtzefahverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singularThe king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.here: being harsh