חָנֵף

Strong’s Definition

to soil, especially in a moral sense

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

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

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be profaned, be defiled, be polluted, be corrupt
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chânêph; Pronunciation: khaw-nafe'