Lexical Definition

‎חָנֵף‎ chânêph (khaw-nafe') profane ^H:A
from ‎חָנֵף‎

hypocrite(-ical).

• soiled (i.e. with sin), impious

1) hypocritical, godless, profane, hypocrite, irreligious

See Greek: ἁμαρτωλός · ἄνομος · ἀσεβής · δόλος · ὑποκριτής

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חָנֵף‎ adjective profane, irreligious (Syriac profane, hence often Healthen, apostate; Arabic inclining to a right state, especially the true religion a Muslim) — absolute ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Job 8:13 + 10 t.; plural ‎חֲנֵפִים‎ Isa 33:14 ‎חַנְפֵי‎ Job 36:13; Ps 35:16 — profane, godless: of persons, ‎׳‎‎אָדָם ח‎ Job 34:30 ‎׳‎‎גּוֺי ח‎ Isa 10:6 as substantive godless man Isa 9:16* (|| ‎מרע‎) Job 8:13; Job 13:16; Job 17:8; Job 20:5; Job 27:8; Prov 11:9 collective ‎׳‎‎עֲדַת ח‎ Job 15:34 plural Isa 33:14 ‎חַנְפֵילֵֿב‎ Job 36:13 ‎בְּחַנְפֵי לַעֲגֵי מָעוֺג‎ Ps 35:16 as profane men, mockers for cake (i.e. table-jesters; on construct see Ges ^{§ 130. 5}), but text dubious (see Che^{critical note} Bae).

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