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הָפַךְ
hâphak · Hebrew · Strong's H2015 · 94 occurrences
The KJV renders 43 different Hebrew and Greek words as “make”
What it means
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
change, come, be converted, give, make, overthrow, perverse, retire, tumble, turn again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“make”
also renders kataskeuázō (G2680), procheirízomai (G4400), poiéō (G4160), synistáō (G4921), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), speúdō (G4692), synteléō (G4931), diatíthemai (G1303), perisseúō (G4052), kathístēmi (G2525), gennáō (G1080), ktízō (G2936), symbállō (G4820), ʼârak (H748), bûwsh (H954), bᵉnâʼ (H1124), bᵉʻâʼ (H1156), bârâʼ (H1254), gâdal (H1431), hâlal (H1984), hârag (H2026), chûwl (H2342), yâdaʻ (H3045), yâçaph (H3254), nâthan (H5414), ʻăbad (H5648), ʻâmaq (H6009), ʻâtsab (H6087), ʻâsâh (H6213), ʻâshar (H6238), pâlaç (H6424), pâʻal (H6466), pâqad (H6485), pᵉshar (H6590), qûwm (H6966), qâlal (H7043), râbâh (H7235), râphad (H7502), râqach (H7543), sûwm (H7761), shîyth (H7896)
“give”
also renders chorēgéō (G5524), pareisphérō (G3923), poiéō (G4160), martyréō (G3140), metadídōmi (G3330), dōréomai (G1433), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), symbouleúō (G4823), apodídōmi (G591), aponémō (G632), diatássō (G1299), anapaúō (G373), kataphérō (G2702), epidídōmi (G1929), paréchō (G3930), charízomai (G5483), diadídōmi (G1239), apodekatóō (G586), bîyn (H995), gâdal (H1431), dâbar (H1696), hâlal (H1984), châlaq (H2505), chânan (H2603), yâhab (H3051), yᵉhab (H3052), yâṭab (H3190), yânaq (H3243), yâʻats (H3289), mâʻaṭ (H4591), nûwach (H5117), ʻâbar (H5674), râbâh (H7235), râgaʻ (H7280), rûwm (H7311), sûwm (H7761), shâqaṭ (H8252)
“come”
also renders enístēmi (G1764), katérchomai (G2718), anabaínō (G305), paragínomai (G3854), phthánō (G5348), diérchomai (G1330), apérchomai (G565), páreimi (G3918), gínomai (G1096), érchomai (G2064), synérchomai (G4905), chōréō (G5562), akoúō (G191), symplēróō (G4845), katantáō (G2658), parérchomai (G3928), phérō (G5342), prosérchomai (G4334), epiporeúomai (G1975), deûte (G1205), deûro (G1204), epibaínō (G1910), hḗkō (G2240), dârak (H1869), hûwk (H1946), hâlak (H1980), zâkar (H2142), yâlad (H3205), mᵉṭâʼ (H4291), nâthan (H5414), çᵉliq (H5559), qârâh (H7136)
“change”
also renders metatíthēmi (G3346), allássō (G236), metamorphóō (G3339), metáthesis (G3331), metallássō (G3337), chălîyphâh (H2487), châlaph (H2498), yâmar (H3235), shᵉnâʼ (H8133), shânâh (H8138)
“overthrow”
“back”
also renders apérchomai (G565), nōtos (G3577), opísō (G3694), gab (H1355), gav (H1458), çûwg (H5472), ʻôreph (H6203), shᵉkem (H7926)
“perverse”
also renders diastréphō (G1294), ʻâvâh (H5753), ʻiqqêsh (H6141)
“retire”
also renders ʻûwz (H5756), pûwts (H6327)
“turn again”
also renders stréphō (G4762)
“aside”
also renders ídios (G2398)
Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
94 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 19:3 · HC/R/Vqc
But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven’t his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?”
1 Kings 22:34 · HVqv2ms
A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around, and carry me out of the battle, for I am severely wounded.”
1 Samuel 4:19 · HVNp3cp
His daughter-in-law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to giving birth. When she heard the news that God’s ark was taken and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and gave birth; for her pains came on her.
1 Samuel 10:6 · HC/VNq2ms
Then Yahweh’s Spirit will come mightily on you, then you will prophesy with them and will be turned into another man.
1 Samuel 10:9 · HC/Vqw3ms
It was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all those signs happened that day.
1 Samuel 25:12 · HC/Vqw3mp
So David’s young men turned on their way and went back, and came and told him all these words.
2 Chronicles 9:12 HC/Vqw3fs2 Chronicles 18:33 HVqv2ms2 Kings 5:26 HVqp3ms2 Kings 9:23 HC/Vqw3ms2 Kings 21:13 HC/Vqq3ms2 Samuel 10:3 HC/R/Vqc/Sp3fsAmos 4:11 HVqp1csAmos 5:7 HTd/VqrmpaAmos 5:8 HC/VqrmsaAmos 6:12 HVqp2mpAmos 8:10 HC/Vqq1csDaniel 10:8 HVNp3msDaniel 10:16 HVNp3cpDeuteronomy 23:5 HC/Vqw3msDeuteronomy 29:23 HVqp3msEsther 9:1 HC/VNaEsther 9:22 HVNp3msExodus 7:15 HVNp3msExodus 7:17 HC/VNp3cpExodus 7:20 HC/VNw3mpExodus 10:19 HC/Vqw3msExodus 14:5 HC/VNw3msEzekiel 4:8 HVNi2msGenesis 3:24 HTd/VtrfsaGenesis 19:21 HVqc/Sp1csGenesis 19:25 HC/Vqw3msGenesis 19:29 HR/VqcHaggai 2:22 HC/Vqq1csHosea 7:8 HVqsfsaHosea 11:8 HVNp3msIsaiah 34:9 HC/VNq3cpIsaiah 60:5 HVNi3msIsaiah 63:10 HC/VNw3msJudges 7:13 HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3msJudges 20:39 HC/Vqw3msJudges 20:41 HVqp3msJeremiah 2:21 HVNp2fsJeremiah 13:23 HTi/Vqi3msJeremiah 20:16 HVqp3msJeremiah 23:36 HC/Vqp2mpJeremiah 30:6 HC/VNq3cpJeremiah 31:13 HC/Vqq1csJob 9:5 HVqp3ms/Sp3mpJob 12:15 HC/Vqi3mpJob 19:19 HVNp3cpJob 20:14 HVNp3msJob 28:5 HVNp3msJob 28:9 HVqp3msJob 30:15 HVHp3msJob 30:21 HVNi2msJob 34:25 HC/Vqp3msJob 37:12 HVtrmsaJob 38:14 HVti3fsJob 41:28 HVNp3cp
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