Lexical Definition

‎חָנֵף‎ chânêph (khaw-nafe') to pollute ^H:V
a primitive root

corrupt, defile, [idiom] greatly, pollute, profane.

• to soil, especially in a moral sense

1) to be profaned, be defiled, be polluted, be corrupt
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be polluted
1a2) to be profane, be godless
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to pollute
1b2) to make profane, make godless, cause to be defiled

See Greek: ἐξάγω · ἐπάγω · μιαίνω · μολύνω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎חָנֵף‎] verb polluted, profane (Arabic incline, decline, hence inclining to a right state, but in Hebrew of inclining away from right, irreligion, profaneness, compare have a i.e. distortion of foot; Syriac in derivatives be profane, etc.; Late Hebrew Hiph`il, Aramaic Aph`el act falsely toward, flatter, ‎חֲנוּפָה‎ hypocrisy; Assyrian hanpu, ruthlessness; hanâpu, exercise ruthlessness toward, Tel Amarna Zim ^{ZA vi, 1891, 256}) —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular ‎חָֽנְפָה‎ Isa 24:5 3 plural ‎חָנֵפ֑וּ‎ Jer 23:11 Imperfect 3 feminine singular ‎תֶּחְֶנַף‎ Jer 3:1 ‎תֱּהֶָנ֑ף‎ Mic 4:11 ‎וֵתֶּחֱנַף‎ Jer 3:9; Ps 106:38 Infinitive absolute ‎חָנוֺף‎ Jer 3:1 —

1. be polluted: of land Isa 24:5; Jer 3:1 (twice in verse); Ps 106:38 of Zion Mic 4:11.

2. of prophet and priest = be ‎חָנֵף‎ (compare below) i.e. profane, godless Jer 23:11. — apparentlytrans ‎וַתֶּחֱנַף את הארץ‎, Gf strike out ‎את‎, Gie cites Ges ^{§ 121,1}, but read rather Hiph`il ‎וַתַּחֲנֵף‎ with Manuscripts ᵐ5 Ew and others (see also Gf. Gie). Hiph`il Imperfect ‎יַחֲנִיף‎ Num 35:33; Dan 11:33 2 feminine singular ‎וַתַּחֲנִ֫יפִי‎ Jer 3:2 2 masculine plural ‎תַּחֲנִ֫יפוּ‎; —

1. pollute: the land Num 35:33 (twice in verse) (by blood; P), Jer 3:2 (by idolatry, etc.) + Jer 3:9 (see above)

2. make profane, godless Dan 11:32 with accusative of person

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