חָפָא
cha.pah
H2644
H:V
Hebrew
to do secretly
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Books
Hebrew
Language
cha.pah describes Israel's doing wrongful things secretly against the LORD.
The attested use describes Israel's concealed wrongdoing against the LORD, before the verse turns to their building of high places.
Senses in use
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Concealed wrongdoing against the LORD · dominant
In 2 Kings 17:9, the Piel sequential imperfect plural form occurs in the clause about the sons of Israel acting against the LORD their God; the APB renders the clause, "And the sons of Israel did secretly things which were not right against the LORD their God."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 17:9, the APB presents the action with "did secretly" in its rendering of Israel's wrongful acts against the LORD. The verse is read as a whole.