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Lexicon :: Strong's H2781 - ḥerpâ

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חֶרְפָּה
Transliteration
ḥerpâ
Pronunciation
kher-paw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חָרַף (H2778)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 749a

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).

  1. 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.
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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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

30:23; 34:14; 34:14

Joshua

2:17; 5:9; 5:9

1 Samuel

11:2; 17:26; 17:26; 25:39

2 Samuel

13:13

Nehemiah

1:3; 2:7; 5:9

Job

16:10; 19:5

Psalms

15:3; 22:7; 31:12; 39:9; 44:14; 69:8; 69:10; 69:10; 69:10; 69:11; 69:11; 69:20; 69:21; 71:13; 74:22; 74:22; 78:66; 79:4; 79:12; 79:12; 89:42; 89:51; 89:51; 109:25; 119:22; 119:39

Proverbs

6:33; 18:3

Isaiah

4:1; 25:8; 30:5; 47:3; 51:7; 54:4

Jeremiah

6:10; 15:15; 20:8; 23:40; 24:9; 29:18; 31:19; 42:18; 44:8; 44:12; 49:13; 51:51

Lamentations

3:30; 3:61; 5:1

Ezekiel

5:14; 5:15; 16:57; 22:4; 36:15; 36:30

Daniel

9:16; 11:18; 12:2; 12:2

Joel

2:19

Micah

6:16

Zephaniah

2:8; 3:18