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It is used to describe actions or behaviors that deviate from the holiness and purity expected by God. This term often implies a turning away from divine standards, leading to a state of defilement or impurity.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Hebrew context, purity and holiness were central to the covenant relationship between God and His people. The concept of being "profane" or "corrupt" was not merely about ritual impurity but also encompassed ethical and moral dimensions. The Israelites were called to be a holy nation, distinct from surrounding cultures, and any form of corruption was seen as a breach of this divine calling. The term "choneph" would have been a serious accusation, indicating a departure from the covenantal path.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2610.htm">chaneph</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>profaneness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>ungodliness (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">חֹ֫נֶף</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>profaneness</b></font> — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">לִעֲשׂוֺת ח</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6</a> <em>to practise profaneness</em> (+ <font class="hebrew2">נְבָלָה</font>, <font class="hebrew2">אָוֶַן</font>, <font class="hebrew2">תּוֺעָה</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>hypocrisy <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2610.htm">chaneph</a>; moral filth, i.e. Wickedness -- hypocrisy. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2610.htm">chaneph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>חֹ֗נֶף חנף Chonef ḥō·nep̄ ḥōnep̄<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/isaiah/32-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 32:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָ֑וֶן לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת <b> חֹ֗נֶף </b> וּלְדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> To practice <span class="itali">ungodliness</span> and to speak<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to practise <span class="itali">hypocrisy,</span> and to utter<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/32-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wickedness to practice <span class="itali">ungodliness</span> speak against<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2612.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2612.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2612<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chonef_2612.htm">ḥō·nep̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/2611.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2611"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2611" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/2613.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2613"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2613" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>