חָנֵף (ḥānēp) is a Hebrew adjective meaning profane. It appears 13 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2611).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 696b)

Root family 696: חָנֵף ḥānēp — be defiled, polluted, profaned, corrupt. (ASV similar; RSV in most cases uses “pollute” for the KJV renderings.)

• חָנֵף ḥānēp — be polluted
• חֹנֶף ḥōnep — profaneness
• חֲנֻפָּה ḥănuppâ — profaneness

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