חָפְשִׁיadjectivefree (Late Hebrew
id.) —
׳חExodus 21:5 10t. +
Psalm 88:6; plural
חָפְשִׁיםIsaiah 58:6 4t. —
1free from slavery: of Hebrew bondslave (male or female) set free in 7th year Exodus 21:2,5 (JE), Deuteronomy 15:12,13,18, compare Jeremiah 34:9,10,11,14,16; of slave (male or female) set free on account of injury done Exodus 21:26,27 (JE); מֵאֲדֹנָיו׳עֶבֶד חJob 3:19a slave is free from his master (i.e. in Sh®°ôl); but בַּמֵּתִיםחָפְשִׁיPsalm 88:6among the dead I am free (i.e. adrift, cut off from Yahweh's remembrance); more Generally, שַׁלַּח רְצוּצִים חָפְשִׁיםIsaiah 58:6to let oppressed ones go free.
2free from taxes, obligations, etc. אֵת בֵּית אָבִיו יַעֲשֶׂה חָפְשִׁי בְּיְשְׂרָאֵל1 Samuel 17:25his father's house will he make free in Israel.
Strong's Hebrew: 2670. חָפְשִׁי (chophshi) — 17 Occurrences
Exodus 21:2
HEB:וּבַ֨שְּׁבִעִ֔ת יֵצֵ֥א לַֽחָפְשִׁ֖י חִנָּֽם׃
NAS: he shall go out as a free man without payment.
KJV: he shall go out free for nothing.
INT: the seventh shall go A free without
Exodus 21:5
HEB:לֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א חָפְשִֽׁי׃
NAS: I will not go out as a free man,'
KJV: I will not go out free:
INT: I will not go A free
Exodus 21:26
HEB:אֲמָת֖וֹ וְשִֽׁחֲתָ֑הּ לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥י יְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּ תַּ֥חַת
NAS: it, he shall let him go free on account
KJV: he shall let him go free for
INT: female and destroys free go account
Exodus 21:27
HEB:אֲמָת֖וֹ יַפִּ֑יל לַֽחָפְשִׁ֥י יְשַׁלְּחֶ֖נּוּ תַּ֥חַת
NAS: he shall let him go free on account
KJV: he shall let him go free for his tooth's
INT: female knocks free go account
Deuteronomy 15:12
HEB:הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ת תְּשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ חָפְשִׁ֖י מֵעִמָּֽךְ׃
NAS: year you shall set him free.
KJV: thou shalt let him go free from thee.
INT: the seventh shall set free with
Deuteronomy 15:13
HEB:וְכִֽי־ תְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ חָפְשִׁ֖י מֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְ לֹ֥א
NAS: you set him free, you shall not send him away
KJV: And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away
INT: When set free with shall not
Deuteronomy 15:18
HEB:בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙ אֹת֤וֹ חָפְשִׁי֙ מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ כִּ֗י
NAS: to you when you set him free, for he has given
KJV: when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth
INT: thee set free with for
1 Samuel 17:25
HEB:אָבִ֔יו יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה חָפְשִׁ֖י בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: his father's house free in Israel.
KJV: his father's house free in Israel.
INT: his father's and make free Israel
Job 3:19
HEB:ה֑וּא וְ֝עֶ֗בֶד חָפְשִׁ֥י מֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃
NAS: And the slave is free from his master.
KJV: are there; and the servant [is] free from his master.
INT: he and the slave is free his master
Job 39:5
HEB:שִׁלַּ֣ח פֶּ֣רֶא חָפְשִׁ֑י וּמֹסְר֥וֹת עָ֝ר֗וֹד
NAS: out the wild donkey free? And who
KJV: the wild ass free? or who hath loosed
INT: sent the wild free the bonds of the swift
Psalm 88:5
HEB: בַּמֵּתִ֗ים חָ֫פְשִׁ֥י כְּמ֤וֹ חֲלָלִ֨ים ׀
NAS:Forsaken among the dead, Like
KJV:Free among the dead, like the slain
INT: the dead Forsaken Like the slain
Isaiah 58:6
HEB:וְשַׁלַּ֤ח רְצוּצִים֙ חָפְשִׁ֔ים וְכָל־ מוֹטָ֖ה
NAS: the oppressed go free And break every
KJV: go free, and that ye break
INT: let the oppressed free every of the yoke
Jeremiah 34:9
HEB:הָעִבְרִ֥י וְהָעִבְרִיָּ֖ה חָפְשִׁ֑ים לְבִלְתִּ֧י עֲבָד־
NAS: should set free his male servant
KJV: go free; that none should serve
INT: A Hebrew man free no keep
Jeremiah 34:10
HEB:אֶת־ שִׁפְחָתוֹ֙ חָפְשִׁ֔ים לְבִלְתִּ֥י עֲבָד־
NAS: should set free his male servant
KJV: go free, that none should serve
INT: man his female free no keep
Jeremiah 34:11
HEB:אֲשֶׁ֥ר שִׁלְּח֖וּ חָפְשִׁ֑ים [וַיַּכְבִּישׁוּם כ]
NAS: they had set free, and brought them into subjection
KJV: whom they had let go free, to return,
INT: whom had set free bring into bondage servants
Jeremiah 34:14
HEB:שָׁנִ֔ים וְשִׁלַּחְתּ֥וֹ חָפְשִׁ֖י מֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־
NAS: you shall send him out free from you; but your forefathers
KJV: thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers
INT: years free free with did not
Jeremiah 34:16
HEB:אֲשֶׁר־ שִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥ם חָפְשִׁ֖ים לְנַפְשָׁ֑ם וַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּ
NAS: you had set free according to their desire,
KJV: whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure,
INT: whom had set free to their desire brought