חָפַז

Strong’s Definition

properly, to start up suddenly, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, to fear

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

(make) haste (away), tremble.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to hurry, flee, hasten, fear, be terrified
• 2.(qal) to be in a hurry, be alarmed
• 3.(niphal) to be in a hurry

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châphaz; Pronunciation: khaw-faz'