Strong's Hebrew · H2611

חָנֵף

chânêph · khaw-nafe'

hypocrite(-ical).

Definition

soiled (i.e. with sin), impious

Derivation

from H2610 (חָנֵף);

Appears 13 times in Scripture

Job 36:13

The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.

Job 27:8

For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Proverbs 11:9

With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

Job 34:30

that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.

Psalms 35:16

Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.

Job 13:16

Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.

Job 17:8

The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.

Job 15:34

For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.

Job 8:13

Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.

Job 20:5

the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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