חָפַז châphaz

Meaning

properly, to start up suddenly, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, to fear

In the King James Version: (make) haste (away), tremble.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Deuteronomy 20:3 saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them.
• 1 Samuel 23:26 Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
• 2 Samuel 4:4 And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
• 2 Kings 7:15 And they tracked them as far as the Jordan, and indeed, the whole way was littered with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in haste. So the scouts returned and told the king.
• Job 40:23 Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
• Psalms 31:22 In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.
• Psalms 48:5 They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
• Psalms 104:7 At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
• Psalms 116:11 In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”