خَفَرَهُ

, (S, A, Msb, K,) and خَفَرَبِهِ, and خَفَرَعَلَيْهِ, (A, K,) aorist خَفِرَ (S, K) and خَفُرَ , (K,) verbal noun خَفْرٌ; (S, K;) and ↓ خفّرهُ, (As, S, K,) verbal noun تَخْفِيرٌ; (As, S;) and بِهِ ↓ تخفّر; (K;) He protected him; granted him refuge; preserved, saved, rescued, or liberated, him; (S, A, Msb, K;) from him who sought or pursued him. (Msb.) And خَفَرَالقَوْمَ, verbal noun خُفَارَةٌ, He protected the people and became responsible for their safety. (TA.)

And خَفَرَهُ He received from him hire for protecting him (K) and being responsible for his safety. (TA.)

And خَفَرَ, (TK,) verbal noun خِفَارَةٌ, (K,) He guarded palm-trees from injury: and seed-produce from the birds: synonym of the verbal noun of the verb in the latter sense, شِرَاحَةٌ. (K, TA: in the CK شَرَاجَةٌ, with fet-h to the ش, and with ج in the place of ح.)

See also 5.

خَفَرَ بِالعَهْدِ, (Mgh, Msb) and بِعَهْدِى, (A,) aorist خَفِرَ (Mgh, Msb) and خَفُرَ , (Msb,) verbal noun خِفَارَةٌ, (Mgh,) He fulfilled the covenant, or engagement, (Mgh, Msb,) and my covenant, or engagement. (A.)

See also 4, in two places.

-A2- رِيحُهُ تَخْفُرُ شَهْوَةَ النِّسَاءِ Its odour puts a stop to the carnal desire of women. (R, TA.)

-A3- خَفِرَ, (S, Msb,) or خَفِرَتْ, (K,) for most assert that this verb is only used in relation to a woman, and it seems to be seldom, if ever, otherwise used, (MF,) aorist خَفَرَ , (K,) verbal noun خَفَرٌ (S, A, Msb, K) and خَفَارَةٌ, (K, TA,) or the latter is a simple subst; (Msb;) and ↓ تخفّر, (K,) or تخفّرت; (M, L;) He, or she, was bashful; or felt, or had a sense of, or was affected with, shame, shyness, or bashfulness; (Msb, TA;) and was grave, staid, or sedate: (Msb:) or was very bashful; &c. (S, M, A, K.)