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H2661
חֲפֹר
chăphôr
Pronunciation: khaf-ore'
Definition
a burrower, i.e. probably a rat
KJV Renderings
[phrase] mole.
Word Analysis
EN: a burrower
Etymology: from H2658 (חָפַר); a hole; only in connection with H6512 (פֵּרָה), which ought rather to be joined as one word, thus חַפַרְפֵּרָה; by reduplication from H2658 (חָפַר);