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חֲשׂוּפָא

𐤇𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤀

Chasufa

H2817 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חשף to strip, to make bare, to uncover

Definition

A personal name used for an individual or family among the Nethinim listed in post-exilic genealogies; the form conveys the sense of 'naked' or 'exposed,' but in this context functions as a proper name rather than a descriptive term. The underlying semantic component is exposure or lack of covering.

Semantic Range

nakedness, exposure, uncovered; as a proper name, Hasupha/Chasupha (a Nethinim family)

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root חָשַׂף (chasaf), meaning 'to strip, to make bare, to uncover.' The specific form חֲשׂוּפָא is an adjectival or participial form, literally meaning 'stripped' or 'exposed.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name חֲשׂוּפָא appears in Ezra 2:43 and Nehemiah 7:46 in lists of the Nethinim, a class of temple servants returning from Babylonian exile. The form is Aramaic-influenced, as reflected by the '-אָא' (aleph) ending, and appears alongside or instead of the alternative spelling חֲשֻׂפָא. The name is not attested outside the lists of returnees and was likely used as a family designation rather than a common noun. Its base meaning ('bare, uncovered') could indicate something about family history, but the significance is unclear in the genealogical context. English renderings often transliterate as 'Hasupha/Chasupha.' Later translations sometimes use 'Jew' in reference to these groups, but this is anachronistic; in these texts, the word refers to post-exilic Israelite or Judean temple-servant families, not adherents of later Judaism.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or חֲשֻׂפָא; from חָשַׂף; nakedness; Chasupha, one of the Nethinim; Hashupha, Hasupha.

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Root Family

חשף (ḥ-š-p) — to strip, to make bare, to uncover

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2834 חָשַׂף he stripped bare
H2835 חָשִׂף stripped-away bands of
H4286 מַחְשֹׂף peeling-layer

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2817-01 חֲשׂוּפָ֖א chasufa HNp Hasupha Exposed-One 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2817-01 Ezra 2:43 חֲשׂוּפָ֖א chasufa HNp Hasupha Exposed-One
H2817-01 Nehemiah 7:46 חֲשֻׂפָ֖א chasufa HNp Hasupha Exposed-One
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