# חָפַשׂ (chafas)

Israeli respelling: cha-fas. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H2664. 20 Old Testament occurrences.

to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask

King James renderings: change, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/chafas-h2664

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 31:35](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/31/35) — And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he sear…
- [Genesis 44:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/44/12) — And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack.
- [1 Samuel 23:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/23/23) — See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will…
- [1 Samuel 28:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/28/8) — And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said,…
- [1 Kings 20:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/20/6) — Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it…
- [1 Kings 20:38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/20/38) — So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
- [1 Kings 22:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/22/30) — And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of…
- [2 Kings 10:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/10/23) — And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there…
- [2 Chronicles 18:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/18/29) — And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of…
- [2 Chronicles 35:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/35/22) — Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words…
- [Job 30:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/30/18) — By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
- [Psalms 64:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/64/6) — They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
- [Psalms 77:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/77/6) — I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
- [Proverbs 2:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/2/4) — If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
- [Proverbs 20:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/20/27) — The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
- [Proverbs 28:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/28/12) — When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
- [Lamentations 3:40](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/lamentations/3/40) — Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
- [Amos 9:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/amos/9/3) — And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the b…
- [Obadiah 1:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/obadiah/1/6) — How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!
- [Zephaniah 1:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zephaniah/1/12) — And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that…