Lexicon :: Strong's H2781 - ḥerpâ

חֶרְפָּה

Transliteration

ḥerpâ

Pronunciation

kher-paw'

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From חָרַף (H2778)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 749a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

חֶרְפָּה cherpâh, kher-paw'; from H2778; contumely, disgrace, the pudenda:—rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x

The KJV translates Strong's H2781 in the following manner: reproach (67x), shame (3x), rebuke (2x), reproachfully (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x

The KJV translates Strong's H2781 in the following manner: reproach (67x), shame (3x), rebuke (2x), reproachfully (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

reproach, scorn
1. taunt, scorn (upon enemy)
2. reproach (resting upon condition of shame, disgrace)
3. a reproach (an object)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

חֶרְפָּה cherpâh, kher-paw'; from H2778; contumely, disgrace, the pudenda:—rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H2781: Abbreviations

† חֶרְפָּה noun feminine reproach — ח׳ Genesis 34:14 + 35 times; construct חֶרְפַּת Joshua 5:9 + 15 times; suffix חֶרְפָּֽתְךָ Psalm 74:22 etc. + 17 times suffixes; plural חֲרָפוֺת Psalm 69:11; Daniel 12:2; construct חֶרְפּוֹת Psalm 69:10. —

1. taunt of enemy 1 Samuel 17:26; so also 1 Samuel 25:39; reproach cast upon another, scorn, contumely Nehemiah 3:36; Nehemiah 5:9; Psalm 69:20; Psalm 69:21; Psalm 71:13; Psalm 89:51; Psalm 119:22; Proverbs 18:3; Isaiah 51:7; Ezekiel 21:33; שׁמע ח׳ Jeremiah 51:51; Zephaniah 2:8; Lamentations 3:61; על נתן ח׳ Jeremiah 23:40; על נשׂא ח׳ Psalm 15:3 (slander); נשׂא ח׳ Jeremiah 31:19; Ezekiel 36:15; Micah 6:16 (reproach); נשׂא על ח׳ bear reproach for Psalm 69:8; Jeremiah 15:15; Zephaniah 3:18; השׁיב ח׳ Hosea 12:15; Nehemiah 3:36; חרף ח׳ Psalm 69:10; Psalm 79:12; Psalm 89:51; מעל הסיר ח׳ 1 Samuel 17:26; Isaiah 25:8; העביר ח׳ Psalm 119:39; reproaches against God Psalm 69:10 (חוֺרְפֶיךָ חֶרְפּוֹת), Psalm 74:22; Psalm 79:12.

2. reproach which rests upon one, condition of shame, disgrace:

a. sexual 2 Samuel 13:13; Isaiah 47:3; Ezekiel 16:57; Proverbs 6:33.

b. barrenness of womb Genesis 30:23 (E) Isaiah 4:1; widowhood Isaiah 54:4.

c. hunger Ezekiel 36:30; disease Job 19:5.

d. ritual, uncircumcision Genesis 34:14 (P) Joshua 5:9 (JE).

e. injuries from enemies Lamentations 3:30; Lamentations 5:1; Nehemiah 1:3; Nehemiah 2:7; Job 16:10; Daniel 11:18 (twice in verse).

3. a reproach, the object of reproach, the person of thing reproached חֶרְמַּת אָדָם a reproach of man Psalm 22:7; נבל ח׳ Psalm 39:9; ל׳ היה ח׳ become an object of reproach to Psalm 31:12; Psalm 79:4; Psalm 89:42; Psalm 109:25; Ezekiel 5:15; ׅ (היה) לח (ל׳ Isaiah 30:5; Jeremiah 6:10; Jeremiah 20:8; Jeremiah 42:18; Jeremiah 44:8, 12; Jeremiah 49:13; Psalm 69:11; Daniel 9:16; Daniel 12:2; ׅ (ל׳ נתן ח׳ Ezekiel 22:4; Joel 2:19; Psalm 78:66; נתן לח׳ Jeremiah 24:9; Jeremiah 29:18; Ezekiel 5:14; Joshua 2:17; ל׳ שׂים ח׳ Psalm 44:14; על שׂים ח׳ 1 Samuel 11:2.

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