חֶ֫תֶף
che.teph
robber
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided data, the Hebrew word חֶ֫תֶף (che.teph) is translated as "robber." This term appears only once in the Hebrew Bible. The limited occurrence of this word suggests its range of usage is highly specialized and perhaps not a common term in everyday conversation. Given its definition as a "robber," it's possible that the word is used to describe an individual who engages in violent crime, possibly with the intention of plunder or theft. The significance of this word may lie in its singular appearance in the Bible, which implies its importance in the context of the passage where it is found. However, without further analysis of the surrounding text, it is difficult to fully understand the significance of this word in its biblical context.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text