H2644 H2644
and they covered, did secretly, concealed their actions
This Piel verb means 'do secretly' or 'cover' actions, appearing in 2 Kings 17:9 describing Israel's covert idolatry. The text says they 'did things secretly' against the Lord, building high places and setting up pillars. The root may be related to חָפָה (cover), suggesting concealment or secrecy. The term emphasizes the hidden nature of Israel's apostasy—they knew it was wrong, so they hid it.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — 2 Kings 17:9 condemns the Israelites who 'did things secretly against the Lord their God,' building unauthorized worship sites. The multilingual glosses vary: English 'and-they-covered,' Spanish 'hicieron-en-secreto' (did in secret), French/German 'they-covered.' The context lists Israel's sins that led to exile: secret worship, idols, divination. The secrecy implies consciousness of guilt—they hid their actions because they knew they violated the covenant. The verb captures both the concealment and the covert rebellion. 1×
AR["وَأَخْفَى"]·ben["এবং-গোপনে-করল"]·DE["und-sie-bedeckte"]·EN["and-they-covered"]·FR["et-ils-couvrit"]·heb["ו-חיפאו"]·HI["और-छिपाया"]·ID["Dan-menyembunyikan"]·IT["e-essi-coprì"]·jav["lan-nindakaken-kanthi-sembunyi"]·KO["그들이-덮었다"]·PT["E-encobriram"]·RU["и-прикрывали"]·ES["Y-hicieron-en-secreto"]·SW["na-wakafanya-kisiri"]·TR["ve-gizlediler"]·urd["اور-چھپایا"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [חָפָא] vb. do secretly (proposes cover, = חפה, q.v.);—only Pi. Impf. וַיְחַפְּאוּ … דברים and they did things secretly 2 K 17:9.